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In Search of Buddha's Daughters: The Hidden Lives and Fearless Work of Buddhist Nuns
The Experiment
ISBN13:
9781615191949
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A 60,000-mile odyssey in search of Buddhist nunshailed as inspiring and necessary (Kirkus), ambitious (Tricycle), and compelling (Financial Times) They come to the monastic Buddhist life from every faith and career: a policewoman, a princess, a Bollywood star, a violinist. Out of the public eye, despite hardship and even persecution, they vow to seek enlightenment in a world full of noise. Who are these women? What motivates them, and what stands in their way? Award-winning journalist Christine Toomey investigates. From Nepal to California, she encounters unforgettable nuns who reveal the blessingsand perilsof carrying a 2,500-year tradition into the twenty-first century. Often denied equal status with monks, they are nonetheless devotedto their faith, and to change.
- | Author: Christine Toomey
- | Publisher: The Experiment
- | Publication Date: March 21, 2017
- | Number of Pages: 384 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 1615191941
- | ISBN-13: 9781615191949
- Author:
- Christine Toomey
- Publisher:
- The Experiment
- Publication Date:
- March 21, 2017
- Number of pages:
- 384 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Paperback
- ISBN-10:
- 1615191941
- ISBN-13:
- 9781615191949