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Following Feeling: Karma and the Senses in Buddhist Nuns’ Ordination Narratives |
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Swenson, Sara Ann
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Journal of Global Buddhism
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| Volume | v.21 |
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| Date | 2020 |
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| Pages | 71 - 86 |
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| Publisher | Journal of Global Buddhism |
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https://www.unilu.ch/en/faculties/faculty-of-humanities-and-social-sciences/institutes-departements-and-research-centres/department-for-the-study-of-religions/
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| Location | Lucerne, Switzerland |
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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: Syracuse University |
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| Keyword | Buddhism; gender; Vietnam; ordination; emotion; karma |
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| Abstract | In Vietnam, the decision for young women to ordain as Mahayana Buddhist nuns is navigated through careful interpretations of feeling. Nuns state their decisions to “go forth” (đi tu) in youth were precipitated by feelings of peace and comfort in monasteries even before they understood Buddhist teachings. Such feelings are interpreted as indicators of past-life karmic bonds, which create “predestined affinities” in this life (nhân duyên). Youth determine pre-inclination for monasticism early in life by reading their bodily reactions to Buddhist spaces with or without adults’ assistance. Nuns reclaim local cultural concepts of femininity by declaring that women have special capacities for discerning these predestined affinities and that they must assume unequal monastic rules because of their innate gendered nobility. This article nuances understandings of women’s agency in global Buddhism by exploring how Vietnamese nuns interpret local concepts of the feminine body as resources for pursuing Buddhist ordination. |
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| Table of contents | Methodology 74
Contexts of Youth Ordination in Vietnam 75
Definitions of “Fate” and “Predestined Affinity” 75
Feeling Before Knowing: Nuns’ Narratives of Going Forth 77
Reading the Body as a Gendered Skillset 80
Conclusion: The Feminine Body as a Buddhist Resource 82
Acknowledgements 83
Corresponding author: 83
References 83 |
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| ISSN | 15276457 (E) |
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| DOI | http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4030985 |
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| Hits | 176 |
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| Created date | 2021.03.13 |
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