But a little-known fact about Ladakh is that the region is also home to 28 nunneries. Photographer Deepti Asthana chronicles the story of one such nunnery in a tiny village called Nyerma.

If you think about the French revolutionary tradition, you’re most likely to picture the storming of the Bastille and the ...

Gomes, Delfina Maran, Laura and Araújo, Domingos 2022. Accounting in the organisation and life of a religious institution: The Monastery ofSanta Anain the eighteenth century. Accounting History, Vol.

When Charlemagne died in 814 and Louis became sole emperor of most of Europe, he implemented a series of reforms (sending his ...

It is estimated that close to 3,000 monks and nuns were expelled from their monasteries and nunneries in 1996 and 1997. Chinese officials regularly vilify the Dalai Lama. There is a cap on the ...

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(This expectation does not pertain to the small minority in Buddhist countries who join monasteries or nunneries, undertake life-long vows of celibacy, and thus forego marriage altogether.) One of the ...

This translation of the sixth- century A.D. classic describes the main Buddhist monasteries and nunneries of... How to Read the Chinese Novel Edited by David L. Rolston Fiction criticism has a long ...

is a major document of Chinese history and literature. This translation of the sixth- century A.D. classic describes the main Buddhist monasteries and nunneries of ...

Utilising stop-motion photography, it explores the iconic visual aspects of the city’s temples and nunneries to celebrate Hong Kong’s cultural heritage. Everyday natural and artificial details ...