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Ani-La: The Nuns from Redna Menling
By:J. van de Belt

Ani-La: The Nuns from Redna Menling
Publication Date: April 2011


 
Publication Date: April 2011
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Author: J. van de Belt
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9789088900464
Publication Date: April 2011


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The Bon religion is often seen as a part of Tibetan Buddhism but its bond is actually far more complex and has its own origin in the history of Tibet. The role of women worshipping in Bon and in Tibetan Buddhism is quite different. And although there are studies on Buddhist nuns, there is hardly any research available on nuns in the Bon tradition. This pioneering study vividly portrays the nuns of the Redna Menling monastery in Dolanji (India), the headquarters of the Bon religion, in exile. It focuses on the developments of the Bon in exile, the specific context in which Bon nuns live and how the monastic tradition takes shape. It provides interesting insights into the monastic community in exile, the historic context of the Bon religion as well as the personal motives to become a nun.

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