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VOL. 7, ISSUE 3 (2021)
Chomos of Kinnaur: A critical reflection on the gendered cultural politics
Authors
Tara Negi
Abstract
The paper “Chomos of Kinnaur: A Critical Reflection on the Gendered Cultural Politics” attempts to historically locate the role of women in Buddhism in general and the Chomos (the Buddhist nuns) in the present day Kinnaur; and how historically the Chomos have been made to live a life far below dignity than that of the Lamas in the Kinnaur region. Despite some instances of women’s Buddhist ordination to higher ranks of Buddhist hierarchy since the Sixth century BCE, the Chomos within the Buddhist philosophical and religious norms as well as in general Indian patriarchal set up, are a suppressed and victimized social group whose concerns need to be brought to the fore. The critical gaze to the Chomos through a feminist lens is the need of the hour to address their material, social and political conditions and also to lend them the necessary dignity in life for the work they do in the religious order of Buddhism.
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Pages:31-33
How to cite this article:
Tara Negi "Chomos of Kinnaur: A critical reflection on the gendered cultural politics ". International Journal of English Research, Vol 7, Issue 3, 2021, Pages 31-33
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