{"product_id":"himalayan-hermitess-the-life-of-a-tibetan-buddhist-nun-9780195152999","title":"Himalayan Hermitess: The Life of a Tibetan Buddhist Nun","description":"\u003cem\u003eHimalayan Hermitess\u003c\/em\u003e is a vivid account of the life and times of a Buddhist nun living on the borderlands of Tibetan culture. Orgyan Chokyi (1675-1729) spent her life in Dolpo, the highest inhabited region of the Nepal Himalayas. Illiterate and expressly forbidden by her master to write her own\u003cbr\u003elife story, Orgyan Chokyi received divine inspiration, defied tradition, and composed one of the most engaging autobiographies of the Tibetan literary tradition.\u003cbr\u003e The \u003cem\u003eLife of Orgyan Chokyi\u003c\/em\u003e is the oldest known autobiography authored by a Tibetan woman, and thus holds a critical place in both Tibetan and Buddhist literature. In it she tells of the sufferings of her youth, the struggle to escape menial labor and become a hermitess, her dreams and visionary\u003cbr\u003eexperiences, her relationships with other nuns, the painstaking work of contemplative practice, and her hard-won social autonomy and high-mountain solitude. In process it develops a compelling vision of the relation between gender, the body, and suffering from a female Buddhist practitioner's\u003cbr\u003eperspective.\u003cbr\u003e Part One of \u003cem\u003eHimalayan Hermitess\u003c\/em\u003e presents a religious history of Orgyan Chokyi's Himalayan world, the \u003cem\u003eLife of Orgyan Chokyi\u003c\/em\u003e as a work of literature, its portrayal of sorrow and joy, its perspectives on suffering and gender, as well as the diverse religious practices found throughout the work. Part\u003cbr\u003eTwo offers a full translation of the \u003cem\u003eLife of Orgyan Chokyi\u003c\/em\u003e. Based almost entirely upon Tibetan documents never before translated, \u003cem\u003eHimalayan Hermitess\u003c\/em\u003e is an accessible introduction to Buddhism in the premodern Himalayas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kurtis R. Schaeffer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/08\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.18h x 6.12w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195152999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKurtis R. Schaeffer\u003c\/strong\u003e is Assistant Professor of Buddhist Studies at the University of Alabama.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39930738999411,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":46.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_9c197c4b-6dc5-4f33-9c20-d942fe84f413.jpg?v=1647698605","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/himalayan-hermitess-the-life-of-a-tibetan-buddhist-nun-9780195152999","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}