Portraits of Buddhist Women - Stories from the Saddharmaratnavaliya

A collection of stories about women from the thirteenth-century Buddhist work that reveals much about women's status in their society and within Buddhism.

About the author

Ranjini Obeyesekere is an independent scholar and retired Lecturer of Anthropology at Princeton University. She is the author, editor, and translator of several books, including Portraits of Buddhist Women: Stories from the Saddharmaratnavaliya and Jewels of the Doctrine: Stories of the Saddharma Ratnāvaliya, both also published by SUNY Press.

Product details

• Authors: Ranjini Obeyesekere
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.10.2001
• EAN: 9780791451120
• ISBN: 978-0-7914-5112-0
• No. of pages: 241
• Dimensions: 151 mm x 228 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 331 g
• Series: Suny Series in Buddhist Studie; Suny Buddhist Studies
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions