| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract in English | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter 1 General Introduction | 第13-21页 |
| 1.1 Kunzang Choden and Her Works | 第13-14页 |
| 1.2 A Brief Introduction of The Circle of Karma | 第14-16页 |
| 1.3 Literature Review | 第16-17页 |
| 1.4 Related Theories | 第17-19页 |
| 1.5 Thesis Statement and Structure | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter 2 Women's Positions | 第21-35页 |
| 2.1 Women's Roles in Family and Society | 第21-27页 |
| 2.1.1 Matriarchal Tradition and Patriarchal Convention | 第22-25页 |
| 2.1.2 Women as Wife, mother and Daughter | 第25-27页 |
| 2.2 Women's Economic Conditions | 第27-35页 |
| 2.2.1 Women and Their Properties | 第28-30页 |
| 2.2.2 Women and Loom | 第30-32页 |
| 2.2.3 Economic Development and Its Influence on Women | 第32-35页 |
| Chapter 3 Women Weaving the Society | 第35-42页 |
| 3.1 Alienation of Women in the Patriarchal System | 第35-37页 |
| 3.2 Women Weaving the Family | 第37-39页 |
| 3.3 Sisterhood of Women | 第39-42页 |
| Chapter 4 Women and Religion | 第42-55页 |
| 4.1 Women and Buddhism | 第42-44页 |
| 4.2 Religion as Salvation for Women | 第44-49页 |
| 4.2.1 Religion as Sanctuary | 第45-46页 |
| 4.2.2 Finding Inner-Peace and Self-Realization in Religion | 第46-49页 |
| 4.3 The Circle of Karma | 第49-55页 |
| 4.3.1 Tsomo's Swelling Belly and Merits | 第49-51页 |
| 4.3.2 Women's Fates and Identities | 第51-53页 |
| 4.3.3 A happy Ending or Spiritual Utopia | 第53-55页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第55-58页 |
| Bibliography | 第58-60页 |
| Papers Published During the Study for M. A. Degree | 第60页 |
