Buddhist Women and Female Buddhist Education in the South China Sea

A History of the Singapore Girls' Buddhist Institute

Bibliographic Data

ID4313489
AuthorsRuo Lin (0000-0002-6671-7720, National University of Singapore, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume14
Issue3
Pages392
Publication date2023-03-15
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueReligions (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/rel14030392
OpenAlexW4324385652
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited15

This paper studies the history of the Singapore Girls' Buddhist Institute, the first and only modern Buddhist education institution for women in Singapore and Malaysia. This paper aims to explore a dynamic transregional Buddhist network constructed by nuns, vegetarian nuns, and laywomen, with a particular emphasis on the prominent female figures and religious women communities involved. Through an analysis of the movements and religious practices of the Buddhist women community, the author demonstrates the contributions of Buddhist women to the transmission of religious knowledge and modern experiences. It is this paper's intention that the micro-history of the case could contribute to restaging the women-centered Buddhist community in the narrative of "South China Sea Buddhism

Archaeology · Art · Buddhism · Buddhist philosophy · China · History of China · Institution · Literature · Narrative · Social science · Sociology · Asian Studies and History · Gender Studies · History · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Socioeconomic Development in Asia

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