Daughters of Emptiness
Poems of Chinese Buddhist Nuns
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| Author(s) : Grant, Beata |
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| ISBN : 0861713621 | | EAN : 9780861713622 | | Cover : Paperback | | Pages : 200 | | Size : 228 x 152mm | | Publisher : Wisdom Publications | | Published : 2003 |
Category : Women in Buddhism
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Synopsis:
A treasure trove of poems by Chinese Buddhist nuns. Women played major roles in the history of Buddhist China, but given the paucity of the remaining records, their voices have all but faded. In Daughters of Emptiness, Grant recovers and translates these enchanting verses - by turns assertive, observant, devout - of forty-eight nuns from the sixteen centuries of imperial China. This selection of poems, along with the brief biographical accounts that accompany them, affords readers a glimpse into the extraordinary diversity and sometimes startling richness of these women's lives.
"Beata Grant's deft and elegant translations, together with her informative introduction and the brief biographies she provides for each of her judiciously selected poets, disclose fascinating but hitherto concealed or ignored dimensions of Chinese women's spirituality and literary creativity." Professor Robert Gimello.
"A landmark collection of exquisite poems scrupulously gathered and translated." Buddhadharma magazine. |
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