Zen Sanctuary of Purple Robes
Subtitle: Japan's Tokeiji Convent Since 1285
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: July 6, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 246
ISBN-13: 9780791468272
Subjects: Religious communities & monasticism; Zen Buddhism; Religion; Divorce; Japan; Religion - World Religions; Buddhism - History; Buddhism - General; History; Women's shelters
First sentence: In spite of her family's prominent position in the Kamakura military establishment, we know few details about Lady Horiuchi's life.