LEADER 03583nam 2200661Ia 450 001 9910962039603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9781438431499 010 $a143843149X 010 $a9781441668257 010 $a144166825X 024 7 $a10.1515/9781438431499 035 $a(CKB)2670000000041474 035 $a(OCoLC)657219907 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10574114 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000429298 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11965346 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000429298 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10430353 035 $a(PQKB)11404648 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse1689 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3407252 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10574114 035 $a(DE-B1597)682325 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781438431499 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3407252 035 $a(Perlego)2674607 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000041474 100 $a20090819d2010 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aTaiwan's Buddhist nuns /$fElise Anne Devido 210 $aAlbany $cState University of New York Press$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (209 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9781438431482 311 08$a1438431481 311 08$a9781438431475 311 08$a1438431473 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 163-179) and index. 327 $tFront Matter -- $tContents -- $tList of Maps and Illustrations -- $tPreface -- $tCredits and Acknowledgments -- $tNote on Romanizations and Names -- $tIntroduction -- $tThe Infinite Worlds of Taiwan?s Buddhist Nuns -- $tAn Audience with Master Zhengyan -- $t?Project Hope? -- $tThe Women of Ciji -- $tJueshu renhua??Cultivating Buddhist Leaders, Awakening Humanity?s Essence Through Education? -- $t?Buddhism for the Human Realm? and Women -- $tBuddhism, Women, and Civil Society in Taiwan -- $tNotes -- $tGlossary of Selected Chinese Characters -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aTaiwan's Buddhist nuns are as unique as they are noteworthy. Boasting the greatest number of Buddhist nuns of any country, Taiwan has a much greater number of nuns than monks. These women are well known and well regarded as dharma teachers and for the social service work that has made them a central part of Taiwan's civil society. In this, the first English-language book on Taiwanese women and Buddhism, author Elise Ann DeVido introduces readers to Taiwan's Buddhist nuns, but also looks at the larger question of how Taiwan's Buddhism shapes and is shaped by women--mainly nuns but also laywomen, who like their clerical sisters flourish in that country. Providing an historical overview of Buddhist women in China and Taiwan, DeVido discusses various reasons for the vibrancy of Taiwan's nuns' orders. She introduces us to the nuns of the best-known of order, the Buddhist Compassion-Relief Foundation (Ciji) as well as those of the Luminary Buddhist Institute. Discussing "Buddhism for the Human Realm," DeVido asks whether this popular philosophy has encouraged and supported the singular strength of Taiwan's Buddhism women. 606 $aBuddhist nuns$zTaiwan 606 $aWomen in Buddhism$zTaiwan 615 0$aBuddhist nuns 615 0$aWomen in Buddhism 676 $a294.3/657 700 $aDeVido$b Elise Anne$01807758 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910962039603321 996 $aTaiwan's Buddhist nuns$94357650 997 $aUNINA