The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation, from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day c11.s2.3
The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation, from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day c11.s2.3
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c11.s2.3
Women were admitted into Buddhism and Jainism as nuns and were allowed to preach. Some of them like Dhammadinnā developed into remarkably eloquent and successful preachers, as can be inferred from the unstinted encomium showered upon them by the Buddha.