01208nam a22001817a 4500003000400000005001700004008004100021040001000062041001200072082001600084100002600100245009300126260005600219300003500275500005100310520057100361650009400932OSt20260910152211.0260910b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  cAACR2  aEnglish  a294.3657092  aDyer, Alison Melnick   aThe Tibetan Nun Mingyur Peldrön: A Woman of Power and Privilege/cAlison Melnick Dyer.  aSeattle :  bUniversity of Washington Press,c2022.  a242 pages :  1 table ;  23 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.  aThe Tibetan Nun Mingyur Peldrön: A Woman of Power and Privilege presents the life of Mingyur Peldrön (1699–1769), a Tibetan Buddhist nun and teacher from a powerful religious family. The book examines how she used her education, social position, and religious authority to overcome challenges, including exile during civil war, and to help rebuild her religious community. It also explores women’s leadership, gender, privilege, religious authority, and the history of Tibetan Buddhism, particularly the relationship between the Nyingma and Geluk traditions.  aBuddhist nuns  Tibet  Biography.  Yoginis  Tibet  Biography.   Lamas  Tibet  Biography.