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This book uses gender as a framework to offer unique insights into the socio-cultural foundations of Buddhism. Moving away from dominant discourses that discuss women as a single monolithic, homogenous category--thus rendering them invisible within the broader religious discourse--this monograph examines their sustained role in the larger context of South Asian Buddhism and reaffirms their agency. It highlights the multiple roles played by women as patrons, practitioners, lay and monastic member

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Author

Kaushik, Garima.

Publisher

Taylor & Francis (CAM)

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9781138488762

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Science, Religion

Updated

2026-03-25