Buddhist Nuns in Taiwan and Sri Lanka

Wei-Yi Cheng is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Religious Studies, Hsuan Chuang University, Taiwan. Her research interests include the Feminist study of Religions, Women in Buddhism, Buddhism in Taiwan, Buddhism in Sri Lanka and Postcolonialism.

• 1. Theological and Methodological Standpoint 2. Buddhist Women in Sri Lanka and Taiwan 2.1 Buddhist Women in Sri Lanka 2.2 Buddhist Women in Taiwan 3. Buddhist Nuns at the Dawn of the Twenty-First Century 3.1 Scriptural Influence 3.2 Renunciation 3.3 Education 3.4 The Mixed-Sex Sangha 3.5 The Bhikkhuni Ordination 3.11 Buddhist Scriptures and Buddhists 3.12 Women’s Karma 3.13 Ultimate Goal 3.14 The Eight Special Rules 4. Conclusion. Bibliography

'The strength of this book lies in its wealth of historical, descriptive and statistical details about Buddhist women in Taiwan and Sri Lanka, its informative, specialized Bibliography, its overall Conclusion with its valuable comparative insights and its recommendations regarding future research and developments among Buddhist women in Sri Lanka and Taiwan. Wei-Yi Cheng is to be congratulated on undertaking this important, innovative research which sets a new trail and is a real inspiration for doing more research on Buddhist nuns, opening up many new perspectives of enquiry for other scholars in the field.' - Ursula King, Religions of South Asia