Bhikkhuni Samgha and Community Book

Contents: 1. A critical analysis of the eight Chief rules (Attha Guru Dhammas) for Bhikkhuni’s in Buddhism/Priyadarsini Mitra. 2. A discourse on the percepts of social intercourse of a Bhikkhuni in the Pali Bhikkhuni Pacittiya-rules/Aiswarya Biswas. 4. Bhikkhuni Samgha: a new spirit in women/Buddhadev Bhattacharya. 5. Bhikkhuni Samgha: in issue of criticism and counter criticism/Sanjib Kumar Das. 6. Bhikkhuni Samgha (Bhiksuni Samgha): an organization of Buddhist women for socio-spiritual service/Suniti Kumar Pathak. 7. Causes for renouncing home of women and transformation of their role and ideal in contemporary world/Bimalendra Kumar. 8. Development of Bhikkhuni Samgha/Sumanapal Bhikkhu. 9. Expansion of Bhikkhuni Samgha in North-West Himalayan regions of India: a glimpse/Sonam Zangpo. 10. Life and legacy of Shugsep Jetsunna Choyang Zangmo/Tenpa Tsering. 11. Origin, development and importance of Bhikkhuni Samgha in Buddhism through ages/Dilbaag Singh. 12. Origin and development of Bhikkhuni Samgha in India and abroad/Tran Thi Hong. 13. Origin and development of Bhikkhuni Samgha in Nepal/Nima Sherpa. 14. Origin and development of Buddhist Nuns and their role and activities in Bhutan/Pema Wangchuk. 15. Position of women in Thailand-revisit early Buddhism/Kalsang Wangmo…

The works contain the past scenario of the “Bhikkhuni Samha” in India and other relevant picture “Bhikkhuni Samgha and Community” of in different societies since its introduction back more than 2500 years. Buddhist Studies, also known as Buddhology, is the academic study of Buddhism. The term applies especially to the modern academic field, which is a subset of religious and philosophical studies. Thus, scholars of Buddhist studies represent a variety of disciplines including history, anthropology, hagiography and philosophy. The book contains a number of thirty-one selected valuable articles in bi-language which were presented during the last international seminar organized by the centre for Buddhist Studies, Bhasha-Bhavana, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan in collaboration with the Department of Indo-Tibetan Studies, Visva-Bharati in February, 2014 in which more than thirty forty scholars from outside of the university and even from abroad including the scholars from within the university participated. The entire articles specially focus on the background significance and role of “Bhikkhuni Samgha” for the upliftment of the society.