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The Therigatha , composed more than two millennia ago, is an anthology of poems in the Pali language by and about the first Buddhist women. These women were theris , the senior ones, among ordained Buddhist women, and they bore that epithet because of their religious achievements. The poems they left behind are arguably among the most ancient examples of womens writing in t The Therigatha , composed more than two millennia ago, is an anthology of poems in the Pali language by and about the first Buddhist women. These women were theris , the senior ones, among ordained Buddhist... Read More