The journey of one Buddhist nun
Subtitle: even against the wind
By: Sid Brown.
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 180
Subjects: Wābi, Maechi; Buddhist nuns -- Thailand -- Religious life.; Monastic and religious life of women -- Thailand.
Description: "The story of Wabi, a young Thai woman who sought a religious life, The Journey of One Buddhist Nun recounts her struggle to overcome the numerous obstacles along her path.".

"Wabi left her rural village at 17 to become a Buddhist nun in a land where religious men are honored and religious women are scorned. Despite these conditions, Wabi wanted to study Buddhism, to meditate, and to develop a profoundly religious life. She traveled to a monastery in Bangkok, where she heard she might be able to pursue her dream, but upon arrival found she needed money to become a nun - money she didn't have.

Moving from difficulty to difficulty, Wabi finally found a home at a convent of Buddhist nuns, where she gained close friends, an education, and a vibrant meditation practice."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-169) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: I; title: Chapter 1 A Young Buddhist Goes Forth; title: Chapter 2 Who Gets to Drink in the Dhamma and How; title: Chapter 3 A Friend in Need; title: Chapter 4 The Beginning of a Crisis in Faith: Harsh Speech; title: Chapter 5 Hellfire and Karma; title: Chapter 6 Like a Corpse-Filed Bowl: Meditation and Maechl; title: Chapter 7 A Heart Defeated in Faith: Crisis and Loss; title: Chapter 8 Perseverance and Striving: Resolution of the Crisis; title: Chapter 9 Confidence in a New Way of Living Dhamma; title: Chapter 10 Possibilities and Resolution: Maechi Wabi and the; title: Institute of Thai Maechr; title: Chapter 11 Meditation and Social Work: The Instimte and; title: Maechi Leaders; title: Chapter 12 Departure; title: Chapter 13 Conclusion; title: Appendix Approach, Transliteration, Pronunciation, and Translation; title: Endnotes; title: Glossary; title: Bibliography; title: Index.