Women and Buddhist Philosophy : : Engaging Zen Master Kim Iryŏp / / Jin Y. Park.

Why and how do women engage with Buddhism and philosophy? The present volume aims to answer these questions by examining the life and philosophy of a Korean Zen Buddhist nun, Kim Iryŏp (1896-1971). The daughter of a pastor, Iryŏp began questioning Christian doctrine as a teenager. In a few years, sh...

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Place / Publishing House:Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2017]
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Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (296 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Part One
  • Chapter One. Between Light and Darkness (1896-1920)
  • Chapter Two. To See and Be Seen (1918-1927)
  • Chapter Three. Sense and Nonsense of Revolt (1924-1927)
  • Part Two
  • Chapter Four. I Who Have Lost Me (1927-1935)
  • Chapter Five. Time for Reconciliation: Reflections of a Zen Buddhist Nun (1955-1960)
  • Chapter Six. At the End of the Journey: In Between Happiness and Misfortune (1960-1971)
  • Chapter Seven. A Life Lived: Women and Buddhist Philosophy
  • Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author