Ani-la [electronic resource] : the nuns from Redna Menling / Joke van de Belt ; [translation Evert van Tijn].
By: Belt, Joke van de.
Contributor(s): Tijn, Evert van | ebrary, Inc.
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BookPublisher: Leiden : Sidestone Press, c2010Description: 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 conditionsGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 294.36520820954 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view | Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | URL | Copy number | Status | Date due | Item holds |
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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.
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