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Record Nr.

UNISA996312640903316

Autore

Jansen Berthe <1980->

Titolo

The Monastery Rules : Buddhist Monastic Organization in Pre-Modern Tibet / / By Berthe Jansen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oakland, : University of California Press, 2018

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

©[2018]

ISBN

0-520-29700-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 281 pages) : PDF, digital file(s)

Collana

South Asia across the disciplines

Disciplina

294.3/657

Soggetti

Buddhism - Social aspects - China - Tibet Autonomous Region

Buddhist monasticism and religious orders - China - Tibet Autonomous Region

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

"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.