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Horner, I.B.

Women under primitive Buddhism: laywomen and almswomen/ I.B. Horner. - NewDelhi: Motilal Banarasidass, 1989. - xxiv, 391 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

PART I.—THE LAYPTOMEN
I. The Mother
II. The Daughter
in. The Wife
IV. The Widow
V. The Woman Worker
PART II.—THE ALMSWOMEN
I. Admission into the Order
II. The Eight Chief Rules for Almswomen
III. Therigathd {Two Parts)
IV. Life in the Order
Part I. " Poverty, Chaliity, and Obedience "—Food
given in Alms—Robes—Bathing—Manual
and Domefiic Work—Other Regulations for
the Simple Life-Hospitality from Almspeople—
Writing and Learning—Quarrels
among Almswomen—Complaints from Almswomen

Part II. Training of Hoviees—Preaching—Meditation
—Ways of Leaving the Order
Part III. Intercommunication of Almsmen and Alms-
^omen—ConHitution of the Audiences at the
Discourses—Equality of Almsmen and Almszoomen—
Forms of Address used .
Part IV. Ananda and Women—Gotama and Women
V The Order and the Laity
I. Dcchmfrom the Uily to the Order-Almtwomen
and Laymen
Part 11. life
Part III. Preaching to the Lnity-Connersion Oy tae
Laity

ISBN: 8120806646

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Women -- India.
Women in Buddhism.
Buddhism
Buddhist nuns

Dewey Class. No.: 294.3 / HOR/W