Ani-la : the nuns from Redna Menling / / Joke van de Belt ; [translation Evert van Tijn].

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

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Year of Publication:2010
Language:English
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Physical Description:94 p. :; col. ill., col. map.
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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.