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The sound of two hands clapping : the education of a Tibetan Buddhist monk

Summary: A unique insider's account of day-to-day life inside a Tibetan monastery, 'The Sound of Two Hands Clapping' reveals to Western audiences the fascinating details of monastic education.

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  • ISBN: 9781597349079
  • ISBN: 1597349070
  • ISBN: 9780520232600
  • ISBN: 0520232607
  • ISBN: 9780520232594
  • ISBN: 0520232593
  • ISBN: 9780585468815
  • ISBN: 0585468818
  • ISBN: 0520928245
  • ISBN: 9780520928244
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource (xv, 445 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
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  • Publisher: Berkeley, Calif : University of California Press, ©2003.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-417) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: PART I. THE CONTEXT -- Tibetan Buddhism: a brief historical overview -- Tibetan monasticism -- Becoming a monk: teacher and discipline -- PART II. TIBETAN SCHOLASTIC PRACTICES -- Literacy and memorization -- General structure of the Tibetan curriculum -- Two curricular models -- Scholasticism and orality: myth and reality -- Commentary and meditation -- Supplement: hermeneutical or deconstructive? -- Debate as practice -- Debate in the curriculum -- Is debate a mode of inquiry? -- PART III. REFLECTIONS -- Rationality and spirit cult -- Limits of the inquiry -- Conclusion: past and future uncertainties.
Language Note:
English.
Source of Description Note:
Print version record.
Subject: Buddhist monks -- Education -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region
Buddhist education -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region
Monastic and religious life (Buddhism) -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region
Moines bouddhistes -- Éducation -- Chine -- Région autonome du Tibet
Éducation bouddhique -- Chine -- Région autonome du Tibet
Vie religieuse et monastique -- Bouddhisme -- Chine -- Région autonome du Tibet
RELIGION -- Buddhism -- General
Buddhist education
Buddhist monks -- Training of
Monastic and religious life (Buddhism)
China -- Tibet Autonomous Region
Humaniora -- Religionsvidenskab.
Genre: electronic book > ebook

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