Titre

Nuns Involving in the Affairs of the World. The Depiction of Buddhist Nuns in Bhavabhūti's Mālatīmādhava.

Type
article
Institution
UNIL/CHUV/Unisanté + institutions partenaires
Périodique
Cracow Indological Studies
Auteur(s)
Feller, Danielle
Auteure/Auteur
Liens vers les personnes
Liens vers les unités
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2012
Volume
XIV
Première page
147
Dernière page/numéro d’article
168
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Langue
anglais
Résumé
In Bhavabhūti's play, the Mālatīmādhava, we find the characters of three Buddhist nuns. Though by no means negative or disreputable characters, these nuns nevertheless display a behaviour that contravenes some explicitly stated precepts of the Buddhist dharma, such as lying, acting as go-betweens and encouraging others to commit suicide. This paper examines in detail the nuns' behaviour, trying to assess what merely belongs to the realm of dramatic fiction, and what might correspond - at least to some extent - to reality.
Sujets

Sanskrit drama

Bhavabhūti

Mālatīmādhava

Buddhist nuns

Bhikṣuṇīvinaya

offenses against the ...

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urn:nbn:ch:serval-BIB_0A5C88EB53C30

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