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The economic power of women in early South Asian Buddhism

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  • Matthew D. Milligan

    (Georgia College & State University)

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This article serves as a contribution to the financial primacy of Buddhist women in early historic South Asia. Presented here is a single case study from the first century bce monastic stūpa site from Central India called Sanchi whereby gender demographics are analysed over two subsequent stages of funding. Investments by women not only fuelled the construction of the built landscape but, as time went on, female donors were crucial to the economic solvency of the monastic institution at Sanchi. Such a micro-history of Buddhist women from classical India illustrates the agency of women during Buddhism’s formative years.

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  • Matthew D. Milligan, 2019. "The economic power of women in early South Asian Buddhism," The Indian Economic & Social History Review, , vol. 56(1), pages 53-76, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:indeco:v:56:y:2019:i:1:p:53-76
    DOI: 10.1177/0019464618817367
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