The Buddhist Women of North East India and South West China Book

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Position climate economy the legends and importance of being a tribe. 3. The striking features of the tribes in general in North East India. 4. Basic tenets of Buddhism: striking features of Mahayana/Vajrayana/Tibetan Buddhism. 5. The Tibetans and the believers in Tibetan Buddhism. 6. Striking features of Heenayana Buddhism as compared to Mahayana Buddhism. 7. Ethnic groups of Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh and their marriage customs/rituals. 8. Culture, custom, society, language and religion. 9. Political structures and situations. 10. Developments and integration in India and China. 11. Position of women in Sikkim and Arunachal before and after Buddhism. 12. Position of women in South-West China (Tibet). 13. Conclusions: is women’s empowerment possible. Bibliography. Index.