Ani-la
Belt, Joke van de, 1961-
Ani-la the nuns from Redna Menling / [electronic resource] : Joke van de Belt ; [translation Evert van Tijn]. - Leiden : Sidestone Press, c2010. - 94 p. : col. ill., col. map.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 91-94).
Preamble : the nuns of Redna Menling -- The Bon : a community in exile -- Reasons to profess : what makes a young women become a nun? -- The community of nuns : interaction with its surroundings -- Conclusion : the nuns of Redna Menling.
"This pioneering study vividly portrays the nuns of the Redna Menling monastery in Dolanji (India), the headquarter of the B�on religion in exile. It focuses on the developments of the B�on in exile, the specific context in witch B�on nuns live and how the monastic tradition takes shape. It provides interesting insights into the monastic community in exile, the historic context of the B�on religion as well as the personal motives to become a nun"--Publisher's website.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Redna Menling (Monastery : Dolanji, India)
Monastic and religious life of women--India--Dolanji.
Bon (Tibetan religion)--India--Dolanji.
Buddhist nuns--Social conditions.--India--Dolanji
Electronic books.
BQ7984.2 / .B45 2010eb
294.36520820954
Ani-la the nuns from Redna Menling / [electronic resource] : Joke van de Belt ; [translation Evert van Tijn]. - Leiden : Sidestone Press, c2010. - 94 p. : col. ill., col. map.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 91-94).
Preamble : the nuns of Redna Menling -- The Bon : a community in exile -- Reasons to profess : what makes a young women become a nun? -- The community of nuns : interaction with its surroundings -- Conclusion : the nuns of Redna Menling.
"This pioneering study vividly portrays the nuns of the Redna Menling monastery in Dolanji (India), the headquarter of the B�on religion in exile. It focuses on the developments of the B�on in exile, the specific context in witch B�on nuns live and how the monastic tradition takes shape. It provides interesting insights into the monastic community in exile, the historic context of the B�on religion as well as the personal motives to become a nun"--Publisher's website.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Redna Menling (Monastery : Dolanji, India)
Monastic and religious life of women--India--Dolanji.
Bon (Tibetan religion)--India--Dolanji.
Buddhist nuns--Social conditions.--India--Dolanji
Electronic books.
BQ7984.2 / .B45 2010eb
294.36520820954