The sound of two hands clapping: the education of a Tibetan Buddhist monk
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1. Verfasser: Dreyfus, Georges B. J. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Berkeley, Calif University of California Press ©2003
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-417) and index
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
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
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xv, 445 pages, [8] pages of plates)
ISBN:0520928245
0585468818
9780520928244
9780585468815

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