Description: Therīgāthā 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.
Brief description: Charles Hallisey is Yehan Numata Senior Lecturer on Buddhist Literatures at Harvard University.
Review Quotes: An austere and revelatory compendium of poems composed over two thousand years ago by Buddhist nuns.--Kanishk Tharoor "Los Angeles Review of Books" (4/13/2015 12:00:00 AM)