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Ani-la

by Belt, Joke van de,
Additional authors: Tijn, Evert van. | ebrary, Inc.
Published by : Sidestone Press, (Leiden :) Physical details: 94 p. : col. ill., col. map.
Subject(s): Redna Menling (Monastery : Dolanji, India) | Monastic and religious life of women -- India -- Dolanji. | Bon (Tibetan religion) -- India -- Dolanji. | Buddhist nuns -- India -- Dolanji -- Social conditions. | Electronic books.
Year: 2010
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 91-94).

Preamble : the nuns of Redna Menling -- The Bon : a community in exile -- Reasons to profess : what makes a young women become a nun? -- The community of nuns : interaction with its surroundings -- Conclusion : the nuns of Redna Menling.

"This pioneering study vividly portrays the nuns of the Redna Menling monastery in Dolanji (India), the headquarter of the B�on religion in exile. It focuses on the developments of the B�on in exile, the specific context in witch B�on nuns live and how the monastic tradition takes shape. It provides interesting insights into the monastic community in exile, the historic context of the B�on religion as well as the personal motives to become a nun"--Publisher's website.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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