ISSN 1076-9005
Volume 20, 2013
The Revival of the Bhikkhunī Order and the Decline of the Sāsana
Bhikkhu Anālayo
Center for Buddhist Studies, University of Hamburg
Dharma Drum Buddhist College, Taiwan
In this article I study the revival of the bhikkhunī order in the Theravāda traditions and its supposed relation to a decline of the Buddha’s dispensation.