Family Matters in Indian Buddhist Monasticisms 9780824840075

Scholarly and popular consensus has painted a picture of Indian Buddhist monasticism in which monks and nuns severed all

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Table of contents :
Contents
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Conventions
Chapter One. The Rhinoceros in the Room
Chapter Two. Family Matters
Chapter Three. Former Wives from Former Lives
Chapter Four. Nuns Who Become Pregnant
Chapter Five. Reconsidering Renunciation
Notes
Works Consulted
Index of Texts
Index of Authors/Subjects
About the Author

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