Passing the Light : : The Incense Light Community and Buddhist Nuns in Contemporary Taiwan / / Chün-fang Yü; ed. by George J. Tanabe.
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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Place / Publishing House: | Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2013] ©2013 |
Year of Publication: | 2013 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Topics in Contemporary Buddhism ;
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (264 p.) :; 12 illus. |
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