Korean Buddhist nuns and laywomen [electronic resource] : hidden histories, enduring vitality / edited by Eun-su Cho.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Female Buddhist practice in Korea - a historical account / Eun-su Cho -- Male son masters' views on female disciples in later Koryo / Young Mi Kim -- Koryo ladies and the encouragement of Buddhism in Yuan China / Tonino Puggioni -- Two female masters of two eras: differences and commonalities in roles / Heung-sik Heo (translated by John Jorgensen) -- Marginalized and silenced: Buddhist nuns of the Choson period / John Jorgensen -- Buddhist nuns in Confucian Choson society / Ji-Young Jung -- The establishment of Buddhist nunneries in contemporary Korea / Pori Park.

Description based on print version record.