@article{490488, recid = {490488}, author = {Belt, Joke van de, and Tijn, Evert van.}, title = {Ani-la the nuns from Redna Menling / [electronic resource] :}, publisher = {Sidestone Press,}, address = {Leiden :}, pages = {94 p. :}, year = {2010}, abstract = {"This pioneering study vividly portrays the nuns of the Redna Menling monastery in Dolanji (India), the headquarter of the Bön religion in exile. It focuses on the developments of the Bön in exile, the specific context in witch Bön nuns live and how the monastic tradition takes shape. It provides interesting insights into the monastic community in exile, the historic context of the Bön religion as well as the personal motives to become a nun"--Publisher's website.}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/490488}, }