Ani-la the nuns from Redna Menling /

Ani-la the nuns from Redna Menling /

Show other versions (1)

"This pioneering study vividly portrays the nuns of the Redna Menling monastery in Dolanji (India), the headquarter of the Bön religion in exile. It focuses on the developments of the Bön in exile, the specific context in witch Bön nuns live and how the monastic tradition takes shape. It provid...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Belt, Joke van de, 1961-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Other Authors: Tijn, Evert van
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Dutch
Published: Leiden : Sidestone Press, c2010.
Subjects:
Redna Menling (Monastery : Dolanji, India)
Monastic and religious life of women > India > Dolanji.
Bon (Tibetan religion) > India > Dolanji.
Buddhist nuns > India > Dolanji > Social conditions.
Electronic books.
Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Table of Contents:
  • Preamble : the nuns of Redna Menling
  • The Bon : a community in exile
  • Reasons to profess : what makes a young women become a nun?
  • The community of nuns : interaction with its surroundings
  • Conclusion : the nuns of Redna Menling.

Similar Items