On the Question of “Discipline” (<i>Vinaya</i>) and Nuns in Theravāda Buddhism

On the Question of “Discipline” (<i>Vinaya</i>) and Nuns in Theravāda Buddhism

This article centers on the relationship of rules (<i>nīti</i>) to the monastic form of life of contemporary Buddhist nuns in Sri Lanka. A genealogy of scholarship focusing on the rules of Buddhist monks and nuns has led scholars to affirm a clear-cut distinction between nuns who have th...

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Main Author: Nirmala S. Salgado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-02-01
Series:Religions
Subjects:
<i>Vinaya</i>
Buddhism
Theravāda
Buddhist monasticism
Buddhist nuns
monastic discipline
rules
Giorgio Agamben
<i>bhikkhunῑ</i>s
Ten Precept Mothers
higher ordination
Sri Lanka
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/10/2/98

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