03655nam 22007693u 450 991045565640332120210114013803.00-520-92824-51-59734-907-0(CKB)111087027178642(EBL)223913(OCoLC)475929278(SSID)ssj0000248860(PQKBManifestationID)11216378(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000248860(PQKBWorkID)10204720(PQKB)10114677(StDuBDS)EDZ0000084713(MiAaPQ)EBC223913(EXLCZ)9911108702717864220130418d2003|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Sound of Two Hands Clapping[electronic resource] The Education of a Tibetan Buddhist MonkBerkeley, Calif. ;London University of California Press20031 online resource (471 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-520-23259-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 InquiryConclusion: Past and Future UncertaintiesNotes; Select Bibliography; IndexA 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.Buddhist educationBuddhist monksBuddhist monks-- Education-- China-- TibetMonastic and religious life (Buddhism)Monastic and religious life (Buddhism) - China - TibetBuddhist monksEducationTibet Autonomous RegionChinaBuddhist educationChinaTibet Autonomous RegionMonastic and religious life (Buddhism)Tibet Autonomous RegionChinaBuddhismHILCCReligionHILCCPhilosophy & ReligionHILCCElectronic books.Buddhist education.Buddhist monks.Buddhist monks-- Education-- China-- Tibet.Monastic and religious life (Buddhism).Monastic and religious life (Buddhism) - China - Tibet.Buddhist monksEducationBuddhist educationMonastic and religious life (Buddhism)BuddhismReligionPhilosophy & Religion294.3/75Dreyfus Georges B. J949630AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910455656403321The Sound of Two Hands Clapping2146429UNINA