In Search of Buddha's Daughters (eBook)

The Hidden Lives and Fearless Work of Buddhist Nuns

Christine Toomey (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2016
388 Seiten
The Experiment (Verlag)
978-1-61519-327-1 (ISBN)

Infos

"e;Seamlessly narrated, this book reveals the varied paths available to women seeking to dedicate their lives to Buddhist practice"e; (Buddhadharma).They come to the monastic Buddhist life from every faith and career: a policewoman, a princess, a Bollywood star, a violinist. Out of the public eye, despite hardship and even persecution, they vow to seek enlightenment in a world full of noise.Who are these women? What motivates them, and what stands in their way? Award-winning journalist Christine Toomey "e;travels around the world staying with nuns from Burma to California, drawing the reader inside their unexpectedly fascinating lives"e; (Mara Hvistendahl, The Wall Street Journal). She encounters unforgettable nuns who reveal the blessings-and perils-of carrying a twenty-year tradition into the twenty-first century. Often denied equal status with monks, they are nonetheless devoted-to their faith, and to change."e;[An] ambitious and thoughtful book . . . Toomey paints vivid portraits of women who are emboldened in the face of gender discrimination."e; -Tricycle"e;Openness may explain why In Search of Buddha's Daughters is so much more than a sum of its parts. With a rich and compelling narrative voice, it is a text with the power to inspire a new perspective on how to live, how to view those around us, and how to find deep and lasting happiness in what we already possess."e; -Financial Times

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 22.3.2016
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Östliche Philosophie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Buddhismus
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
• Schlagworte: american buddhists • british buddhists • Buddhist nuns • burmese nuns • Dalai lama and women • dolma ling • drum gawk khilwa nunnery • drupka buddhist centre • female monks • french buddhists • interviews with nuns • jakuan temple • jam yang buddhist centre • Japanese nuns • joan halifax • Meditation • Mindfulness • mindfulness inspiration • nepalese buddhists • Nuns • personal journey • Plum Village • sakyadhita thilashin • samye ling monastery • Sharon Salzberg • spiritual memoir • throssel hole abbey • Tibetan Buddhism • tine hau temple • Travelogue • upaya institute and zen center • women in buddhism • women of buddhism
• ISBN-10: 1-61519-327-8 / 1615193278
• ISBN-13: 978-1-61519-327-1 / 9781615193271