essay
Women's practices of renunciation in the age of Sāsana revival
burma at the turn of the twenty-first century • Honolulu • Published In 2005 • Pages: 41-64
By: Jordt, Ingrid.
Abstract
This is an account of a lay meditation movement which followed the destruction of the Buddhist monarchy at the end of the nineteenth century and gave rise to a new class of Buddhist nuns. The movement focused on universal salvation and represented an opening up of Buddhist merit-making practices to laity. Movement leaders encouraged all members of society to strive for Nirvana. The movement was opened to women and one of its effects was an accommodation of gender and enlightenment, previously the exclusive purview of monks. The author discusses the location and status of this class of Buddhist nuns in Burmese society today.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2012
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- Southeast Asia
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Ian Skoggard; 2011
- Field Date
- 1988-2003
- Coverage Date
- 1940-2003
- Coverage Place
- Rangoon, Burma
- Notes
- Ingrid Jordt
- for bibliographical references see document 39:Skidmore
- LCCN
- 2005003440
- LCSH
- Burma--Social life and customs