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Women Living Zen: Japanese Soto Buddhist Nuns Arai, Paula Kane Robinson (Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and East Asian Studies, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and East Asian Studies, Vanderbilt University)
Women Living Zen: Japanese Soto Buddhist Nuns
Arai, Paula Kane Robinson (Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and East Asian Studies, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and East Asian Studies, Vanderbilt University)
In this study, based on both historical evidence and ethnographic data, Paula Arai shows that nuns were central agents in the foundation of Buddhism in Japan in the sixth century.
268 pages, 18 halftones; 1 line illustration
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | April 1, 2012 |
| ISBN13 | 9780199928682 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Pages | 268 |
| Dimensions | 159 × 235 × 12 mm · 376 g |
| Language | English |