The Female Past in Early Indian Buddhism: The Shared Narrative of the Seven Sisters in the Therī-Apadāna

The Apadāna is a well-known but relatively little-studied text. The Therī-Apadāna, the section of the text on women, tells of the lives of female disciples of Gotama Buddha. Alongside versified narrative accounts of the lives of these women during the time of Gotama Buddha, the text reveals the past...

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Main Author: Collett, Alice (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox 2011
In: Religions of South Asia
Year: 2011, Volume: 5, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 209-226
Further subjects:B Women
B Therī-Apadāna
B early Indian Buddhism
B History
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