Chinese Buddhist nuns; Chinese Pure Land; female monasticism; premodern Chinese nuns
摘要
This study is a survey and analysis of accounts preserved in premodern Chinese Buddhist hagiographic collectanea of nuns primarily identified as Pure Land. Dating from the seventh to the nineteenth centuries, these accounts, while relatively scanty and often sparse in detail, provide important glimpses into the place of monastic women in a tradition known more for its emphasis on female domestic piety.
目次
ABSTRACT 1 Keywords 1 PURE LAND NUNS IN TANG AND SONG DYNASTY COMPENDIA 2 PURE LAND NUNS IN YUAN, MING, AND QING DYNASTY SOURCES 13 CONCLUDING REMARKS 33
