The P li tradition presents a diverse and often contradictory picture of women. This book examines women s roles as they are described in the P li canon and its commentaries. Taking into consideration the wider socio-religious context and drawing from early brahmanical literature and epigraphical findings, it contrasts these descriptions with the doctrinal account of women s spiritual abilities.
The book explores gender in the P li texts in order to delineate what it means to be a woman both in the context in which the texts were composed and in the context of their ultimate goal - that...
The P li tradition presents a diverse and often contradictory picture of women. This book examines women s roles as they are described in the P li ...
