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Buddhist Women Saints of India
By: Bhattacharya, Bela
Buddhist Women Saints of India Bhattacharya, Bela
 
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Women of India occupy high position in the society throughout the ages from the Vedic period down to the Buddha and afterwards; whether as faithful wife and spiritual companion of husband, as dignified mother of heroic sons or as obedient daughters. Indian women are ideal and full of respect and veneration. They not only conduct their household life but also devote themselves to search for truth and advancement of spiritual life. Women like Maitreyi and Gargi and others preferred intellectual and spiritual gain to material property. In the book "Buddhist Women Saints of India" Dr. Bela Bhattacharya has depicted life and contribution of prominent women of India from Vedic period to Jataka age and also Buddhist Women Saints both nuns and lay women like Mahapajapati Gotami, Ambapali, Visakha, Sanghamitta, etc.


Buddhist Women Saints of India, Bhattacharya, Bela, Firma KLM, HArdcover165 pages, $24.95

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