How Long to Read Women in Korean Zen

How Long Does it Take to Read Women in Korean Zen?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 33 minutes to read Women in Korean Zen by Martine Batchelor

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

In this engagingly written account, Martine Batchelor relays the challenges a new ordinand faces in adapting to Buddhist monastic life: the spicy food, the rigorous daily schedule, the distinctive clothes and undergarments, and the cultural misunderstandings inevitable between a French woman and her Korean colleagues. She reveals as well the genuine pleasures that derive from solitude, meditative training, and communion with the deeply religiouswhom the Buddhists call "good friends." Batchelor has also recorded the oral history/autobiography of her teacher, the eminent nun Son'gyong Sunim, leader of the Zen meditation hall at Naewonsa. It is a profoundly moving, often light-hearted story that offers insight into the challenges facing a woman on the path to enlightenment at the beginning of the twentieth century. Original English translations of eleven of Son'gyong Sunim's poems on Buddhist themes make a graceful and thought-provoking coda to the two women's narratives. Western readers only familiar with Buddhist ideas of female inferiority will be surprised by the degree of spiritual equality and authority enjoyed by nuns in Korea. While American writings on Buddhism increasingly emphasize the therapeutic, self-help, and comforting aspects of Buddhist thought, Batchelor's text offers a bracing and timely reminder of the strict discipline required in traditional Buddhism.

How long is Women in Korean Zen?

Women in Korean Zen by Martine Batchelor is 152 pages long, and a total of 38,304 words.

This makes it 51% the length of the average book. It also has 47% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Women in Korean Zen Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 29 minutes to read Women in Korean Zen aloud.

What Reading Level is Women in Korean Zen?

Women in Korean Zen is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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