Devdasis: Ancient to Modern

by K. Jmanadas

Preface Acknowledgments Prologuve Introduction Rise of Buddhist Nus Was the Buddha against Women? Glorious epoch of the Buddhist Nuns Buddhist Nuns in other countries Original Buddhism and Brahminic Interference The Story of Untochabilitiy in India Vajrayani Siddhas, Tantras and Bhakti Deities of Vajrayana Buddhism What is the Devadasi Systme? Devadasi System and Ancient Foreign Customs Summary and Conclusion Appendices Biliography Index.

332 pages, Hardcover

First published October 30, 2007