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The Startling Phenomenon of the Western Tibetan Buddhist Nun: The Challenges Faced by Western Nuns in the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition Living Outside the Traditional Tibetan Buddhist Regions |
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Swanepoel, Elizabeth (著)
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| Source |
Journal for the Study of Religion
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| Volume | v.29 n.1 |
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| Date | 2016 |
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| Pages | 127 - 149 |
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| Publisher | Association for the Study of Religion in Southern Africa (ASRSA) |
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http://www.a-asr.org/
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| Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Note | Author Affiliation: University of Waikato, New Zealand. |
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| Keyword | Tibetan Buddhism; Western Tibetan Buddhist nuns; Non Himalayan nuns; Buddhist monastics; monastic community; gender prejudice |
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| Abstract | This article investigates the recent manifestation of a number of Western Tibetan Buddhist nuns and the challenges they face living outside traditional Himalayan nunneries. The lives of these nuns have been researched mainly by insiders such as scholarly Western nuns and no reliable statistics are available about the number of Western monastics in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. This article uses a phenomenological perspective to determine the challenges of transplanting a Buddhist monastic community to the West and the difficulties experienced by the Western Tibetan Buddhist nuns in the process. The author concludes that despite the difficulty of adopting an ancient Asian religious tradition and transplanting its monastic institution to the West, these nuns have contributed significantly in transforming gender prejudice within the ranks of Tibetan Buddhism, and furthermore render a diversity of services in the lay and monastic communities. |
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| Table of contents | Abstract 127
Keywords 127
Introduction 128
The Challenges of Transplanting a Buddhist Monastic Community to the West 129
You are Becoming a What? 131
The Contribution of Western Nuns 132
Monastic Training 133
Training for Western Nuns 136
The Precepts 137
Western Tibetan Buddhist Nuns: A New Phenomenon in an Ancient Tradition 139
The Daily Life of a Western Tibetan Buddhist Nun 143
Conclusion 144
References 146 |
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| ISSN | 10117601 (P); 24133027 (E) |
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| Created date | 2025.02.18 |
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| Modified date | 2025.02.20 |
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