Passing the light : the Incense Light community and Buddhist nuns in contemporary Taiwan /
The term "revival" has been used to describe the resurgent vitality of Buddhism in Taiwan. Particularly impressive is the quality and size of the nun's order: Taiwanese nuns today are highly educated and greatly outnumber monks. Both characteristics are unprecedented in the history of...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Honolulu :
University of Hawaii Press,
[2013]
Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2013] |
| Series: | Topics in contemporary Buddhism ;
16 Topics in contemporary Buddhism |
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