Towards identifying Bhikṣuṇīs in Gandhāra

Lakshminarayanan, Ashwini ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4077-5110 2024. Towards identifying Bhikṣuṇīs in Gandhāra. Basu Masumdar, Susmita, ed. Transcending Boundaries: Premodern Cultural Transactions Across Asia. Essays in Honour of Osmund Bopearachchi, New Delhi: Manohar,

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Abstract

My research on Gandhāran art began with a simple question: where are the nuns in Gandhāra? This has since opened an interesting yet complex research path on gender. However, this question cannot be sufficiently answered at this stage as new data continue to emerge. In recent decades, this new data has been in the form of texts, notably manuscripts and inscriptions, which have greatly contributed to our understanding of social, religious, and political aspects of Gandhāran Buddhism. While a comprehensive answer to my question is not possible, my modest goal at present is to bring together the available data from the region as an invitation for further research on bhikṣuṇīs (nuns) in Gandhāra.

Item Type:	Book Section
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	History, Archaeology and Religion
Publisher:	Manohar
ISBN:	9361778242
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	16 January 2025
Last Modified:	27 Jan 2025 16:45
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/175313

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