# Of Mud and Lotuses

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- Authors: [Paula Arai](https://www.bookquiver.com/paula-arai), [Karma Lekshe Tsomo](https://www.bookquiver.com/karma-lekshe-tsomo)
- Publisher: shambhala
- ISBN: 978-16-4547-521-7
- Pages: 208
- Published: 2026-08-25
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

A unique blend of personal reflection, creative histories, and interview-based nonfiction that vividly imagines the lives of Buddhist women over 2,500 years. Of Mud and Lotuses illuminates the hardships,...