Need references for descriptions of Buddhist nuns in literature

[rajam]

Thank you Dan! I'll look into these studies.

Regards,
Rajam


On Sep 28, 2009, at 12:49 PM, Dan Lusthaus wrote:

> Rajam,
>
> If you want to research that thoroughly, you will find a wealth of  
> material in the Pali Tipitaka, esp, the Vinaya and Nikayas. Women  
> did preach, DhammadinnA being the most prominent (e.g., Majjhima  
> NikAya 24). As for what they wore, daily activities, the vinaya is  
> filled with rules and descriptions of that; there are more rules  
> for nuns than for more monks.
>
> Aside from working through the Vinaya yourself (which I recommend),  
> see also:
>
> Chatsumarn Kabilsingh, _A Comparative Study of BhikkhunI  
> pATimokkha_ Varnasi and Delhi: Chaukhambha Orientalia, 1994.
>
> _Women in the Footsteps of the Buddha: Struggle for Liberation in  
> the Therigatha_ by Kathryn R. Blackstone. Motilal Banarsidass; 1st  
> Indian ed edition (2000).
>
> Others can provide additional reading.
>
> Dan Lusthaus
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>> I'm looking for any descriptions of Buddhist nuns in any earliest  
>> Buddhist literature.
>
>> Rajam