Title The monastery rules: Buddhist monastic organization in pre-modern Tibet / by Berthe Jansen

Published Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018]

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Description 1 online resource Series South Asia across the disciplines South Asia across the disciplines. Contents Documents that establish the rules: the genre of Chayik -- Historical and doctrinal frameworks of monastic organization in Tibet -- Entrance to the monastery -- Monastic organization -- Monastic economy and policy -- Relations with the laity: the roles of the monastery in society -- Justice and the judicial role of the monastery -- Maintaining (the) order: conclusions Summary "The Monastery Rules discusses the position of the monasteries in pre-1950s Tibetan Buddhist societies and how that position was informed by the far-reaching relationship of monastic Buddhism with Tibetan society, economy, law, and culture. Jansen focuses her study on monastic guidelines, or bca' yig. The first study of its kind to examine the genre in detail, the book contains an exploration of its parallels in other Buddhist cultures, its connection to the Vinaya, and its value as socio-historical source-material. The guidelines are witness to certain socio-economic changes, while also containing rules that aim to change the monastery in order to preserve it. Jansen argues that the monastic institutions' influence on society was maintained not merely due to prevailing power-relations, but also because of certain deep-rooted Buddhist beliefs"--Provided by publisher Analysis bca yig buddhism buddhist beliefs buddhist cultural parallels buddhist society change the monastery culture deep rooted beliefs economy guidelines influence on society law monasteries monastic buddhism monastic guidelines power relations pre 1950s preserve the monastery socio economic changes socio historical source tibet tibetan society vinaya Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed Subject Buddhist monasticism and religious orders -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region -- Rules Buddhism -- Social aspects -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region History. Asian history. Religion: general. HISTORY -- Asia -- Central Asia. Buddhism -- Social aspects. Buddhist monasticism and religious orders. China -- Tibet Autonomous Region. Genre/Form Rules. Form Electronic book ISBN 9780520969537 0520969537 0520297008 9780520297005

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