The First Free Women: Original Poems Inspired by the Early Buddhist Nuns
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- Synopsis
- An Ancient Collection ReimaginedComposed around the Buddha&’s lifetime, the original Therigatha (&“Verses of the Elder Nuns&”) contains the poems of the first Buddhist women: princesses and courtesans, tired wives of arranged marriages and the desperately in love, those born into limitless wealth and those born with nothing at all. The authors of the Therigatha were women from every kind of background, but they all shared a deep-seated desire for awakening and liberation. In The First Free Women, Matty Weingast has reimagined this ancient collection and created an original work that takes his experience of the essence of each poem and brings forth in his own words the struggles and doubts, as well as the strength, perseverance, and profound compassion, embodied by these courageous women.
- Copyright:
- 2020
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780834843554
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781645470564
- Publisher:
- Shambhala
- Date of Addition:
- 06/22/21
- Copyrighted By:
- Matty Weingast
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Poetry, Literature and Fiction, Religion and Spirituality
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- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
- Foreword by:
- Bhikkhuni Anandabodhi