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 Bön religion in exile. It focuses on the developments of the Bön in exile, the specific context in witch Bön nuns live and how the monastic tradition takes shape. It provides interesting insights into the monastic community in exile, the historic context of the Bön religion as well as the personal motives to become a nun"--Publisher's website
UR  - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10723886
ER  -