Passing the light : the Incense Light community and Buddhist nuns in contemporary Taiwan / Chün-fang Yü.

"The term "revival" has been used to describe the resurgent vitality of Buddhism in Taiwan. Particularly impressive is the quality and size of the nun's order: Taiwanese nuns today are highly educated and greatly outnumber monks. Both characteristics are unprecedented in the history of Chinese Buddh...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Topics in contemporary Buddhism.
Main Author:	Yü, Chün-fang, 1938- (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2013]
Series:	Topics in contemporary Buddhism.
Subjects:	Buddhist nuns > Taiwan. Buddhist sanghas > Taiwan. Buddhist monasticism and religious orders for women > Taiwan. Wuyin, > Shi.
Physical Description:	xi, 243 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Format:	Book

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