Title The sound of two hands clapping : the education of a Tibetan Buddhist monk / Georges B.J. Dreyfus

Published Berkeley, Calif : University of California Press, ©2003

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 445 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations Contents 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 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 Analysis Humaniora Religionsvidenskab Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-417) and index Notes English 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 RELIGION -- Buddhism -- General. Buddhist education Buddhist monks -- Training of Monastic and religious life (Buddhism) China -- Tibet Autonomous Region Form Electronic book ISBN 9780520928244 0520928245 0585468818 9780585468815 0520232593 9780520232594 0520232607 9780520232600 1597349070 9781597349079

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