Women in Pāli Buddhism

Name: Women in Pāli Buddhism
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Women in P?li BuddhismWalking the Spiritual Paths in Mutual Dependence\nAuthor(s): Pascale Engelmajer\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138491526, 978-1138491526\nSynopsis\nThe P?li tradition presents a diverse and often contradictory picture of women. This book examines womens roles as they are described in the P?li canon and its commentaries. Taking into consideration the wider socio-religious context and drawing from early brahmanical literature and epigraphical findings, it contrasts these descriptions with the doctrinal account of womens spiritual abilities.\n\nThe book explores gender in the P?li texts in order to delineate what it means to be a woman both in the context in which the texts were composed and in the context of their ultimate goal - that of achieving escape from the round of rebirths. The critical investigation focuses on the internal relationships and dynamics of one tradition and employs a n.