Toward Buddhist Womanism: Tonglen Practice in <i>The Color Purple</i>

Tonglen is a Tibetan Buddhist practice that aims at developing the practitioner’s bodhicitta. In this article, I argue that it not only finds expression in Alice Walker’s <i>The Color Purple</i> through the protagonist Celie, but adds more complexity to the womanist philosophy for which...

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Main Author: Zhi Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-07-01
Series:Religions
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/13/7/660