Portraits of Buddhist women : stories from the Saddharmaratnāvaliya

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Portraits of Buddhist women : stories from the Saddharmaratnāvaliya

translated by Ranjini Obeysekere

(SUNY series in Buddhist studies)

State University of New York Press, c2001

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-220) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

A fascinating collection about Buddhist women translated from the thirteenth-century Sinhala Buddhist text, the Saddharmaratnāvaliya, these stories provide insights into the social status and roles of women in medieval India and Sri Lanka and the Buddhist doctrinal ideal. They also reflect the changes that took place as the Buddhist position on gender and female sexuality accommodated the social realities of the time. Translating, contextualizing, and commenting on the narratives, Ranjini Obeyesekere highlights the differences in perspective between the celibate monks who were the literary authors of the Saddharmaratnāvaliya and the social world of their audience.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Udeni Cycle 2. Visakha 3. Utpalavarna 4. The Mother of Kana 5. Kundalakesi 6. The Nun Patacara 7. Kisa-gotami 8. The Nun Bahuputtika 9. The Goddess Lada 10. Visakha Companions 11. Sirima 12. The Nun Uttara 13. The Nun Rupananda 14. Queen Mallika 15. The Mother of the Elder Kumara Kasub 16. The Weaver's Daughter 17. The Young Woman Cinca 18. The Three Daughters of Mara 19. Visakha's Questions 20. The Princess Rohini 21. Uttara 22. The Daughter Punna 23. The Nun Khema 24. Maha Prajapati Gotami 25. The Elder Sunderasamudda 26. Soreyya Bibliography Index

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