Heirman, Ann. "Chinese Nuns and Their Ordination in Fifth Century China." JIABS 24, no. 2 (2001): 275-304.
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Heirman refers to Hirakawa, Ritsuzō no kenkyū (1970): 273-274, who "points out...that it cannot be totally excluded that [T1478] is a Chinese compilation." Heirman herself notes that the text contains "many elements" that “refer to Mahāyāna ideas”. She also notes an extensive list of features of the story that have changed, in comparison with earlier versions. These have the overall effect of increasing the apparent misogyny of the text. |
284-289 and n. 48 |