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The First Buddhist Women: Translations and Commentaries on the Therigatha [Paperback]

Susan Murcott (Author)
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October 1991
early works by first female disciples of Buddhism

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Text: English (translation)

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  • Paperback: 219 pages
  • Publisher: Parallax Press; First Edition edition (October 1991)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0938077422
  • ISBN-13: 978-0938077428
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #373,422 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars An outstanding contribution to Buddhist studies, March 5, 2001
This review is from: The First Buddhist Women: Translations and Commentaries on the Therigatha (Paperback)
With its thoroughly "reader friendly" text, Susan Murcott's The First Buddhist Women offers a contemporary translation of, and commentary on, the enlightenment verses of the first female disciples of the Buddha. Murcott explores Buddhism's essential liberal attitude towards women since its founding nearly 2,6000 years ago through the study of the "Therigatha", the earliest known collection of women's religious poetry. Murcott also traces the journey of the wives, mothers, teachers, courtesan, prostitutes, and wanderers who became leaders in the Buddhist community. The poetry of these early women followers of the Buddha express their search for spiritual attainment and their struggles in society. The First Buddhist Women is an outstanding contribution to Buddhist studies and highly recommended for women's studies and multicultural studies supplemental reading lists.
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5.0 out of 5 stars very good indeed, October 18, 1999
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Forget the obvious feminist stance of the book, and focus on the quite lucid commentary and collation of hard to find material on great Buddhist women.
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