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The Gurudharmas in Buddhist Nunneries of Mainland China |
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Chiu, Tzu-Lung (著)
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Herman, Ann (著)
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| Source |
Buddhist Studies Review
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| Volume | v.31 n.2 |
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| Date | 2014 |
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| Pages | 241 - 272 |
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| Publisher | Equinox Publishing Ltd. |
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https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/
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| Location | Sheffield, UK [謝菲爾德, 英國] |
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| Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Keyword | Mainland Chinese nuns; gurudharma; vinaya; gender |
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| Abstract | According to tradition, when the Buddha's aunt and stepmother Mahāprajāpatī was allowed to join the Buddhist monastic community, she accepted eight 'fundamental rules' (gurudharmas) that made the nuns' order dependent upon the monks' order. This story has given rise to much debate, in the past as well as in the present, and this is no less the case in Mainland China, where nunneries have started to re-emerge in recent decades. This article first presents new insight into Mainland Chinese monastic practitioners' common perspectives and voices regarding the gurudharmas, which are rarely touched upon in scholarly work. Next, each of the rules is discussed in detail, allowing us to analyse various issues, until now understudied, regarding the applicability of the gurudharmas in Mainland Chinese contexts. This research thus provides a detailed overview of nuns' perceptions of how traditional vinaya rules and procedures can be applied in contemporary Mainland Chinese monastic communities based on a cross-regional empirical study. |
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| Table of contents | Abstract 241
Introduction 241
I. The gurudharmas: an overview of mainland Chinese nuns’ perceptions 246
a. The authenticity of the gurudharmas 246
b. The relationship between monks and nuns 247
c. Women’s karma and female characteristics 248
d. The impact of gurudharmas on nuns 250
e. Nuns’ remarks on Shih Chao-hwei 251
II. Nuns as practitioners of the gurudharmas 251
Fieldwork research on the eight gurudharma rules 252
Bowing to monks in appropriate circumstances 253
Socio-cultural contexts in China 255
Additional exceptions to the rule of bowing to monks 255
The first rule, beyond bowing, and the other rules 256
Conclusion 266
Acknowledgement 268
Abbreviations 269
Bibliography 269
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| ISSN | 02652897 (P); 17479681 (E) |
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| Created date | 2023.11.06 |
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| Modified date | 2023.11.07 |
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