A review of korean buddhist nuns and laywomen hidden histories enduring vitality erik hammerstrom1 korean buddhist nuns and laywomen hidden histories enduring vitality edited by eun su cho albany suny press 2011 xiv 210 pages isbn 978 1438435107 paper 2395 in the past few decades members of the global buddhist community. Download citation korean buddhist nuns and laywomen hidden histories enduring vitality review due to the paucity of written records it is difficult to attempt historical reconstruction of . Explores the roles of korean buddhist nuns and laywomen from the koryo period to the presentuncovering hidden histories this book focuses on korean buddhist nuns and laywomen from the fourth century to the present today south koreas buddhist nuns have a thriving monastic community under their own control and they are well known as meditation teachers and social service providers. Korean buddhist nuns and laywomen hidden histories enduring vitality edited by eun su cho pp 224 albany suny press 2011 volume 22 issue 3 4. Korean buddhist nuns and laywomen hidden histories enduring vitality edited by eun su cho albany state university of new york press 2011 xiii 210 pp 7000 cloth 2395 paper volume 71 issue 3 hwansoo kim