Tracing the Itinerant Path

Tracing the Itinerant Path
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ISBN-10 : 0824873009
ISBN-13 : 9780824873004
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Download or read book Tracing the Itinerant Path written by Caitilin J. Griffiths and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study introduces the jishū nuns who participated alongside monks as fellow practitioners - not as wives, daughters, or mothers. They were partners in a Pure Land religious school devoted to encompassing the world with the name Amida Buddha through their continuous chanting of the nembutsu.


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