The female body in early Buddhist literature

In this paper the author presents Theravāda Buddhist perceptions of the female body and their impact on sexuality, gender equality and salvation. In doing so the author draws on a selection of texts from the Buddhist canonical literature, which are relevant to the Theravāda tradition. Early Buddhist...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Céline Grünhagen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Donner Institute 2011-01-01
Series:Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis
Subjects:
Sex
Online Access:https://journal.fi/scripta/article/view/67383