Poems of the First Buddhist Women: A Translation of the Therigatha Condition:Well Read Umran Beba

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Poems of the First Buddhist Women: A Translation of the Therigatha Condition:Well Read Umran BebaA stunning modern translation of a Buddhist classic that is also one of the oldest literary texts in the world written by women. The Thergth is one of the oldest surviving literatures by women, composed more than two millennia ago and originally collected as part of the Pali canon of Buddhist scripture. These poems were written by some of the first Buddhist womenthershonored for their religious achievements. Through imaginative verses about truth and