"This book dispels popular understandings of Buddhism as a religion that emphasizes the renunciation of worldly goods, by examining how Buddhist temples and the monastic community (the sangha) require tangible resources in order to sustain themselves. The first book to focus on the material and...

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Weitere Verfasser:	Brumann, Christoph 1962- (HerausgeberIn), Abrahms-Kavunenko, Saskia (HerausgeberIn), Świtek, Beata (HerausgeberIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	London Bloomsbury Academic 2021
Ausgabe:	First edition
Schlagworte:	Buddhism / bicssc Buddhism > Economic aspects Economics > Religious aspects > Buddhism Buddhist monks > Conduct of life Values > Religious aspects > Buddhism Buddhism > Social aspects Religion and ethics Buddhismus Kloster Finanzmanagement
Online-Zugang:	BSB01 Volltext
Zusammenfassung:	"This book dispels popular understandings of Buddhism as a religion that emphasizes the renunciation of worldly goods, by examining how Buddhist temples and the monastic community (the sangha) require tangible resources in order to sustain themselves. The first book to focus on the material and financial relations of contemporary Buddhist monks, nuns, temples, and laypeople, it shows that rather than being peripheral, economic exchanges are often central to the relations between Buddhist monastics and laity, and are a key topic of religious debate. Based on long-term ethnographic fieldwork from India over Russia to Japan, and including all three major Buddhist traditions, the book focuses on the flows of goods and services between clergy and laity, the management of resources, the treatment of cash, and the role of the state in temple economies. Along with documenting ritual and economic practices, these accounts engage with the anxieties and challenges facing Buddhist societies in the contemporary era and dispel the romantic notion of the Buddhist monk." "Vibrantly engaging contemporary Buddhist lives, this book focuses on the material and financial relations of contemporary monks, temples, and laypeople. It shows that rather than being peripheral, economic exchanges are key to religious debate in Buddhist societies. Based on long-term ethnographic fieldwork in countries ranging from India to Japan, including all three major Buddhist traditions, the book addresses the flows of goods and services between clergy and laity, the management of resources, the treatment of money, and the role of the state in temple economies. Along with documenting ritual and economic practices, these accounts deal with the moral challenges that Buddhist adherents are facing today, thereby bringing lived experience to the study of an often-romanticized religion."
Beschreibung:	Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:	1 Online-Ressource (viii, 255 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:	9781350213791 9781350213784
DOI:	10.5040/9781350213791