Buddhist Nuns: Birth and Development of a Women's Buddhist Order by Mohan Wijaya

Description: Buddhist Nuns by Mohan Wijayaratna Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description The book explores the origins and development of the Community of Buddhist Nuns founded by the Buddha in the 5th century BCE. It delves into their way of life, practices, and pursuit of Nibbana through poverty, chastity, and obedience as outlined in the Pali canon texts. Publisher Description The Community of Buddhist Nuns is one of the oldest womens organizations in human history. In this book Dr. Wijayaratna explains how this community was started by the Buddha in the 5th century BCE, and how it developed gradually. To show the motivation and the way of life of these ordained women, the author uses the oldest texts of the Pali canon. Several chapters of this book discuss the position of Buddhist nuns in the field of the three famous monastic themes: poverty, chastity and obedience. This book describes in detail the structure of the organization of their Community, their day-to-day practices, and the virtues and mental discipline through which they strove to attain the sublime goal, Nibbana Details ISBN 9552403456 ISBN-13 9789552403453 Title Buddhist Nuns Author Mohan Wijayaratna Format Paperback Year 2010 Pages 234 Publisher Buddhist Publication Society,Sri Lanka GE_Item_ID:148662502; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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