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The Eight Garudhammas
Author McBrewster, John ; Miller, Frederic P. ; Vandome, Agnes F.
Date2010.10.01
Pages100
PublisherAlphascript Publishing
Publisher Url http://www.alphascript-publishing.com/
LocationBeau Bassin-Rose Hill, Mauritius [羅斯希爾, 模里西斯]
Content type書籍=Book
Language英文=English
AbstractThe Eight Garudhammas detail a set of rules for female Buddhist monastics (Bhikshuni). The rules present a series of subordinations towards their male counterparts (Bhikkhu). These rules were instituted, whether by the Buddha himself or other members of the early sangha, to fulfill certain requirements put on them by society. Monks and nuns had to be sufficiently separated to give no accusation of impropriety between them, but not so separate that the nuns became an autonomous group of women without at least formal subordination to some male authority; this was unacceptable to society at large, and would have rendered the sangha socially unacceptable. Social acceptability was vital for the sangha, as it could not survive without material support from lay society.
ISBN9786132877024 (pbk); 6132877029 (pbk)
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Created date2010.12.14
Modified date2010.12.14



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