TY - BOOK ID - 135608962 TI - Taiwan's Buddhist nuns PY - 2010 SN - 143843149X 144166825X 9781441668257 1438431473 9781438431475 1438431481 9781438431482 9781438431499 9781438431475 9781438431482 9781438431499 PB - Albany : State University of New York Press, DB - UniCat KW - Buddhist nuns KW - Women in Buddhism UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:135608962 AB - Taiwan's Buddhist nuns are as unique as they are noteworthy. Boasting the greatest number of Buddhist nuns of any country, Taiwan has a much greater number of nuns than monks. These women are well known and well regarded as dharma teachers and for the social service work that has made them a central part of Taiwan's civil society. In this, the first English-language book on Taiwanese women and Buddhism, author Elise Ann DeVido introduces readers to Taiwan's Buddhist nuns, but also looks at the larger question of how Taiwan's Buddhism shapes and is shaped by women--mainly nuns but also laywomen, who like their clerical sisters flourish in that country. Providing an historical overview of Buddhist women in China and Taiwan, DeVido discusses various reasons for the vibrancy of Taiwan's nuns' orders. She introduces us to the nuns of the best-known of order, the Buddhist Compassion-Relief Foundation (Ciji) as well as those of the Luminary Buddhist Institute. Discussing "Buddhism for the Human Realm," DeVido asks whether this popular philosophy has encouraged and supported the singular strength of Taiwan's Buddhism women. ER -