Therigatha: Poems of the First Buddhist Women
The "Ther g th ," composed more than two millennia ago, is an anthology of poems in the Pali language by and about the first Buddhist women. These women were ther s," the senior ones, among ordained Buddhist women, and they bore that epithet because of their religious achievements. The poems they...
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The "Ther g th ," composed more than two millennia ago, is an anthology of poems in the Pali language by and about the first Buddhist women. These women were ther s," the senior ones, among ordained Buddhist women, and they bore that epithet because of their religious achievements. The poems they left behind are arguably among the most ancient examples of women s writing i
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Format: Hardcover
ISBN:
9780674427730 (0674427734)
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Pages no: 336
Edition language: English