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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780246603321

Autore

Dreyfus Georges B. J

Titolo

The sound of two hands clapping [[electronic resource] ] : the education of a Tibetan Buddhist monk

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, Calif. ; ; London, : University of California Press, 2003

ISBN

0-520-92824-5

1-59734-907-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (471 p.)

Disciplina

294.3/75

Soggetti

Buddhist education

Buddhist monks

Buddhist monks-- Education-- China-- Tibet

Monastic and religious life (Buddhism)

Monastic and religious life (Buddhism) - China - Tibet

Buddhist monks - Education - Tibet Autonomous Region - China

Buddhist education - China - Tibet Autonomous Region

Monastic and religious life (Buddhism) - Tibet Autonomous Region - China

Buddhism

Religion

Philosophy & Religion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Illustrations; Note on Translation and Transliteration; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Tibetan Buddhism: A Brief Historical Overview; 2. Tibetan Monasticism; 3. Becoming a Monk Teacher and Discipline; 4. Literacy and Memorization; 5. The General Structure of the Tibetan Curriculum; 6. Two Curricular Models; 7. Scholasticism and Orality: Myth and Reality; 8. Commentary and Meditation; 9. The Supplement: Hermeneutical or Deconstructive?; 10. Debate as Practice; 11. Debate in the Curriculum; 12. Is Debate a Mode of Inquiry?; 13. Rationality and Spirit Cult; 14. The Limits of the Inquiry

Conclusion: Past and Future UncertaintiesNotes; Select Bibliography;



Index

Sommario/riassunto

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. Georges B. J. Dreyfus, the first Westerner to complete the famous Ge-luk curriculum and achieve the distinguished title of geshe, weaves together eloquent and moving autobiographical reflections with a historical overview of Tibetan Buddhism and insights into its teachings.