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India’s Buddhist nuns you don’t hear about: Landladies, loan sharks, merchants

#ThinkingMedieval The history of Buddhism is often thought about as a history of intrepid men—from the Buddha to the hundreds of monks, preachers and translators who carried their doctrines to the corners of the world. The voices of Buddhist women have been lost to us. But new research reveals that they had brilliant commercial and religious minds, shaping the financial fortunes of the Buddhist sangha. Anirudh Kanisetti explains through the story of Sthulananda, Buddhist nun and loan shark extraordinaire. Sources: Schopen, Gregory. Buddhist nuns, monks, and other worldly matters: Recent papers on monastic Buddhism in India. University of Hawaii Press, 2014. Ray, Himanshu Prabha. The winds of change: Buddhism and the maritime links of early South Asia. 1995. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Join our channel to get access to perks. Click 'JOIN' or follow the link below:    / @theprintindia   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with ThePrint » Subscribe to ThePrint: https://theprint.in/subscribe/ » Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3nCMpht » Like us on Facebook:   / theprintindia   » Tweet us on Twitter:   / theprintindia   » Follow us on Instagram:   / theprintindia   » Find us on LinkedIn :   / theprint   » Subscribe to ThePrint on Telegram: https://t.me/ThePrintIndia » Find us on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2NMVlnB » Find us on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3pEOta8