초기불교시대 여성의 수행과 특징에 대한 연구: 『테리가타(Therīgāthā)』를 중심으로 = A Study on the Practice and Characteristics of Women in the Early Buddhism: Focusing on Therīgathā

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

[PURPOSE] Modern society is still not free from problems of inequality and discrimination.
This study aims to examine the value and meaning of Buddhist practice in a society of discrimination and oppression through the practice of Buddhist nuns in the age of Buddha.
[CONTENTS] Women's renunciation took place in the background of social discrimination and oppression. Women who entered the Buddhist priesthood had to face the double whammy of difficulties as women. Female monks in 『Therīgātā』 achieved results of ascetic practices in personal and social contexts. First, they gained insight into the pain of a sick, dying, and decaying body and experienced liberation. And even in the social context, female practitioners freed themselves from social oppression such as gender stereotypes. Furthermore, she tried to free other women from domestic slavery and grew into a social being, playing the role of a leader in the strict hierarchy of status and family system.
[RESULTS] Examining the meaning and characteristics of female practitioners in the personal and social context of 「Theṛīgātā」. Through the women and ascetic practices of the Buddha era, the direction modern practitioners should move forward is sought.