On gendered discourse and the maintenance of boundaries: A feminist analysis of the bhikkhuni order in Indian Buddhism

Asian Journal of Women's Studies

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 8-60

  Owen, Lisa Battaglia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

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EID: 26844485644     PISSN: 12259276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/12259276.1998.11665825     Document Type: Article

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