Bhakta

Role, aliases, and summary hidden by structure-only view.

also known as Abbess Bhakta

Buddhist abbess, host

Abbess of the Travancori monastery; hosts Ismail; explains Chinese and Buddhist medical theory; introduces Ismail to the reincarnate girl-lama, the Kerala, and Wasco.

In The Years of Rice and Salt (Kim Stanley Robinson, 2002)