Brides of the Buddha - Nuns'' Stories From the Avadanasataka

This study uses ten stories from the Avad¿näataka, the collection of Buddhist narratives compiled from the second to fifth centuries CE, to examine the social landscape of early India. The author analyzes marital customs and the development of nuns' hagiographies, while revealing regional variations of Buddhism in South Asia during this period.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Buddhist Women in Early India
Chapter 2: Marriage and Meaning in Late Vedic and Classical Hinduism
Chapter 3: Marriage and Meaning in Indian Buddhism
Chapter 4: How Should a Daughter Renounce?
Chapter 5: Suprabh¿, K¿¿isundar¿, and the Indic Svayävara
Chapter 6: Other Women, Other Walks of Life
Chapter 7: Some Conclusions and Observations
Appendix 1: Dating the Avad¿näataka
Appendix 2: Sectarian Affiliation

About the author

By Karen Muldoon-Hules

Summary

This study uses ten stories from the Avadanasataka, the collection of Buddhist narratives compiled from the second to fifth centuries CE, to examine the social landscape of early India. The author analyzes marital customs and the development of nuns’ hagiographies, while revealing regional variations of Buddhism in South Asia during this period.

Product details

• Authors: Karen Muldoon-Hules
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2017
• EAN: 9781498511452
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-1145-2
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, HISTORY / Ancient / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, RELIGION / Buddhism / General, HISTORY / Women, RELIGION / Sexuality & Gender Studies, Buddhism, India, Sociology: family & relationships, Ancient History, Gender studies: women, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Gender studies: women and girls, Sociology: family and relationships, BCE to c 500 CE, BCE period – Protohistory