The Monastery Rules: Buddhist Monastic Organization in Pre-Modern Tibet

"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 bc...

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Autore principale: Jansen, Berthe 1980- (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Libro
Lingua:Inglese
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WorldCat: WorldCat
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Pubblicazione: Oakland, California University of California Press 2018
In:Anno: 2018
Periodico/Rivista:South Asia across the disciplines
Altre parole chiave:B Asian History
B Buddhism ; Social aspects
B Buddhism Social aspects (China) (Tibet Autonomous Region)
B Buddhist monasticism and religious orders ; China ; Tibet Autonomous Region ; Rules
B Buddhist monasticism and religious orders
B China ; Tibet Autonomous Region
B Buddhist monasticism and religious orders Rules (China) (Tibet Autonomous Region)
B HISTORY ; Asia ; Central Asia
B Religion: general
B History
B Buddhism ; Social aspects ; China ; Tibet Autonomous Region
B Rules
Accesso online: Volltext (kostenfrei)
Edizione parallela:Erscheint auch als: 9780520297005
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Riepilogo:"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.
Descrizione del documento:Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record
Descrizione fisica:1 Online-Ressource (1 Online-Ressource.)
ISBN:978-0-520-96953-7
0-520-96953-7
Accesso:Open Access