![]() ![]() In narratives used for the edification of Buddhist monks, women's bodies in decay (diseased, dying, and after death) served as a central object for meditation, inspiring spiritual growth through sexual abstention and repulsion in the immediate world. She argues that despite the marginal role women played in monastic life, they occupied a very conspicuous place in Buddhist hagiographic literature. Book excerpt: In this highly original study of sexuality, desire, the body, and women, Liz Wilson investigates first-millennium Buddhist notions of spirituality. This book was released on 1996-12 with total page 284 pages. Book Synopsis Charming Cadavers by : Liz WilsonÄownload or read book Charming Cadavers written by Liz Wilson and published by University of Chicago Press. ![]()
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