Taiwan's Buddhist nuns / / Elise Anne Devido

• Autore: DeVido Elise Anne
• Pubblicazione: Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (209 p.)
• Disciplina: 294.3/657
• Soggetto topico: Buddhist nuns - Taiwan; Women in Buddhism - Taiwan
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-179) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Matter -- Contents -- List of Maps and Illustrations -- Preface -- Credits and Acknowledgments -- Note on Romanizations and Names -- Introduction -- The Infinite Worlds of Taiwan’s Buddhist Nuns -- An Audience with Master Zhengyan -- “Project Hope” -- The Women of Ciji -- Jueshu renhua—“Cultivating Buddhist Leaders, Awakening Humanity’s Essence Through Education” -- “Buddhism for the Human Realm” and Women -- Buddhism, Women, and Civil Society in Taiwan -- Notes -- Glossary of Selected Chinese Characters -- Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Taiwan'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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Taiwan's Buddhist nuns
• ISBN: 1-4384-3149-X; 1-4416-6825-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910808037203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II