Embodying Legacy by Pursuing Asymmetry: Pushou Temple and Female Monastics’ Ordinations in Contemporary China

This paper focuses on ordination procedures specific to women in Chinese Buddhism, and on the positions adopted by <i>bhik</i><i>ṣu</i><i>ṇ</i><i>ī</i>s regarding the procedures’ asymmetrical nature in contemporary China. Dual ordinations, according to...

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Main Author: Amandine Péronnet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-10-01
Series:Religions
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/13/10/1001