{"product_id":"sisters-in-solitude-two-traditions-of-buddhist-monastic-ethics-for-women-a-comparative-analysis-of-the-chinese-dharmagupta-and-the-tibetan-m-363-la-paperback-1","title":"Sisters in Solitude: Two Traditions of Buddhist Monastic Ethics for Women. A Comparative Analysis of the Chinese Dharmagupta and the Tibetan M\u0026#363;la - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKarma Lekshe Tsomo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProvides the first English translation of the Tibetan and Chinese texts on monastic discipline for Buddhist nuns and presents a comparative study of the two texts. An important contribution for studies of women's history, feminist philosophy, women's studies, women in religion, and feminist ethics.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis study is an investigation of the moral precepts and codes of everyday conduct by which ordained women regulated their lives. It takes as its basis the \u003ci\u003eBhikṣuṇī Prātimokṣa Sūtras\u003c\/i\u003e of the Dharmagupta school, preserved in Chinese translation, and the Mūlasarvāstivāda school, preserved in Tibetan translation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor over two thousand years, Buddhist nuns have quietly embodied specific moral and spiritual values on their path to enlightenment. Contemplative communities offered women both an alternative lifestyle and an avenue for education. Numbering as many as one million at certain periods of history, they have exerted powerful, if often unacknowledged, influence on Asian societies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSisters in Solitude\u003c\/i\u003e documents the earliest recorded system of ethics formulated especially for women and presents the first English translations of the original texts. An essential sourcebook for studies on women's religious history and feminist ethics, it details the monastic guidelines that link Buddhist nuns of the different traditions. The texts it contains unite women of many cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis study is an investigation of the moral percepts and codes of every day conduct by which ordained women regulated their lives. It takes as its basis the Bhiksuni Pratmoksa Sutras of the Dharmagupta school, preserved in Chinese translation, and the Mulasarvastivada school, preserved in Tibetan translation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKarma Lekshe Tsomo \u003c\/b\u003eis Instructor of Buddhist Studies at Antioch University and a Degree Fellow at the East-West Center in Honolulu. Her previous publications include \u003ci\u003eBuddhism Through American Women's Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSakyadhita: Daughters of the Buddha\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eJorcho: Preparatory Practices\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 198\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 8.92 x 5.85 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42590534172768,"sku":"9780791430903","price":76.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/TXYrMmtBTk5yUnEvMDhWVTdYTERxUT09.webp?v=1771340200","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/sisters-in-solitude-two-traditions-of-buddhist-monastic-ethics-for-women-a-comparative-analysis-of-the-chinese-dharmagupta-and-the-tibetan-m-363-la-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}