Therigatha: Selected Poems of the First Buddhist Women

Therigatha is a poetry anthology in the Pali language by and about the first Buddhist women. The poems they left behind are arguably among the most ancient examples of women's writing in the world and are unmatched for their quality of personal expression and the extraordinary insight they offer into women's lives in the ancient Indian past.

• | By (Author): NA
• | Publisher: Harvard University Press
• | Publication Date: Jan 06, 2015
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 336 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-10: 0674427734
• | ISBN-13: 9780674427730