Eminent Buddhist women /edited by Karma Lekshe Tsomo. 

 - Albany :  State University of New York Press,  (c)2014. 
 - 1 online resource (x, 267 pages) 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>INTRODUCTION /  "My Sister's Future Buddhahood" : A Jataka of the Buddha's Lifetime as a Woman /  Two Generations of Eminent Nepalese Nuns /  Brave Daughters of the Buddha : The Feminisms of the Burmese Buddhists Nuns /  Pioneering Bhikkhunis in Contemporary Sri Lanka and Thailand /  Bhikkhuni Ta Tao : Paving the Way for Future Generations /  Eminent Nuns in Hue, Vietnam /  A Polar Star among Vietnamese Nuns : Bhikkhuni Nhu Thanh /  Bhikṣuṇi Tri Hai : A Scented Lotus Life /  Bhikṣuṇi Hiuwen : Enlightening Society by Institutionalizing Buddhist Education /  Pongnyogwan : The Eminent Bhikṣuṇi of Cheju Island /  A Resolute Vision of the Future : Hyechun Sunim's Founding of the National Bhikṣuṇi Association in Korea /  From Mountain to Metropolis : Son Master Daehaeng's Teachings on Contemporary Buddhist Practice /  The Importance of Jetsun Mingyur Paldron in the Development of Sikkimese Buddhism /  The Legacy of a Female Sikkimese Buddhist Teacher : The Lineage of Pelling Ani Wangdzin and Gendered Religious Experience in Modern Sikkim /  Kunzang Drolkar : A Delog in Eastern Tibet /  Courage as Eminence : Tibetan Nuns at Yarchen Monastery in Kham /  Nuns, Dakinis, and Ordinary Women in the Revival of Mongolian Buddhism /  Mummy-la : The Life and Accomplishments of Freda Bedi /  Bhikṣuṇi Ruimiao : An Embodiment of Transcultural Values /  What Is a Relevant Role Model? : The Example of an Ordinary Woman Who Achieved Enlightenment /  Karma Lekshe Tsomo --  Karen Derris --  Punyawati Guruma --  Cristina Bonnet-Acosta --  Tomomi Ito --  Bhikkhuni Dhammananda (Chatsumarn Kabilsingh) --  Elise DeVido --  Thich Nu Nhu Nguyet --  Thich Nu Huong Nhu --  Yu-chen Li --  Hyangsoon Yi --  Eun-su Cho --  Hyeseon Sunim --  Kalzang Dorjee Bhutia --  Amy Holmes-Tagchungdarpa --  Alyson Prude --  Padma-ʼtsho --  Karma Lekshe Tsomo --  Tenzin Palmo --  Malia Dominica Wong --  Rita M. Gross. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781438451329 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Buddhist women--Biography.<br/>Buddhist nuns--Biography.<br/>Women in Buddhism.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BQ850  / .E456 2014