Uniform Title Tipiṭaka. Suttapiṭaka. Khuddakanikāya. Therīgāthā. English Title The first Buddhist women : translations and commentaries on the Therigatha / Susan Murcott

Edition Revised edition Published Berkeley, Calif. : Parallax Press, [1991] Berkeley, California : Parallax Press, ©2006, [2006] ©1991

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Description ix, 219 pages ; 23 cm Contents Mahapajapati Gotami & her disciples. -- Patacara & her disciples. -- Wanderers & disciples. -- Wise women & teachers. -- Mothers. -- Wives. -- Old women. -- Prostitutes, courtesans & beautiful women. -- Friends & sisters. -- Buddhist nuns & nature. -- Dialogue poems. -- Afterword: The legacy of the first Buddhist women. -- Appendix: Rules of the nuns' Sangha Notes Translation of: Therīgāthā Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-219) SUBJECT Tipiṭaka. Suttapiṭaka. Khuddakanikāya. Therīgāthā http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80020313 -- Commentaries. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001957 Tipiṭaka. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84049005 Tipiṭaka. Suttapiṭaka. Khuddakanikāya. Therīgāthā http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80020313 -- Commentaries. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001404 Subject Buddhist nuns. Women in Buddhism. Author Murcott, Susan. LC no. 91010819 ISBN 0938077422

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