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The Tibetan Nun Mingyur Peldrön: A Woman of Power and Privilege/ Alison Melnick Dyer.

By:

Dyer, Alison Melnick

Material type:

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Seattle : University of Washington Press, 2022.Description: 242 pages : 1 table ; 23 cmSubject(s):

Buddhist nuns Tibet Biography. Yoginis Tibet Biography. Lamas Tibet Biography

DDC classification:

294.3657092

Summary: The 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.

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Cover image	Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Materials specified	Vol info	URL	Copy number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode	Item holds	Item hold queue priority	Course reserves
	Reference	Central Library Reference		Reference		294.3657092 D988lt 2022 (Browse shelf(Opens below))				001	Not for loan			09387

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The 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.

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