Amy Langenberg outlines a research agenda using Mahāsāmghika-lokottaravādin nun's Vinaya texts in order to document women's roles as health practitioners in South Asia. This looks like amazing research - "peering around the archival bulge" of patriarchal sources and conclusions.

https://bulletin.hds.harvard.edu/ancient-buddhist-monastic-women-were-health-leaders

#Buddhist #medicine #healing #Sanskrit

@buddhistdoor - one for you to pick up?