TY  - BOOK
AU  - Belt,Joke van de
AU  - Tijn,Evert van
ED  - ebrary, Inc.
TI  - Ani-la: the nuns from Redna Menling 
AV  - BQ7984.2 .B45 2010eb
U1  - 294.36520820954 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Leiden
PB  - Sidestone Press
KW  - Redna Menling (Monastery : Dolanji, India)
KW  - Monastic and religious life of women
KW  - India
KW  - Dolanji
KW  - Bon (Tibetan religion)
KW  - Buddhist nuns
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - 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; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2013; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries
N2  - "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
UR  - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10723886
ER  -