02264oam 2200529Ia 450 991081405070332120240205174850.097866120536721-282-05367-10-19-804381-30-19-985207-3(CKB)24235119200041(MiAaPQ)EBC431269(MiAaPQ)EBC7033281(Au-PeEL)EBL431269(CaPaEBR)ebr10288481(CaONFJC)MIL205367(OCoLC)320780187(EXLCZ)992423511920004120070717d2008 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierManaging monks administrators and administrative roles in indian Buddhist monasticism /Jonathan A. SilkOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20081 online resource (xv, 341 pages)South Asia research9780195326840 Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-321) and indexes.The paradigmatic Buddhist is the monk. It is well known that ideally Buddhist monks are expected to meditate and study -- to engage in religious practice. The institutional structure which makes this concentration on spiritual cultivation possible is the monastery. But as a bureaucratic institution, the monastery requires administrators to organize and manage its functions, to prepare quiet spots for meditation, to arrange audiences for sermons, or simply to make sure food, rooms, and bedding are provided.South Asia research (New York, N.Y.)Buddhist monasticism and religious ordersIndiaGovernmentHistoryBuddhismIndiaDoctrinesHistoryBuddhist literatureIndiaHistory and criticismBuddhist monasticism and religious ordersGovernmentHistory.BuddhismDoctrinesHistory.Buddhist literatureHistory and criticism.Silk Jonathan A644489MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910814050703321Managing monks4070441UNINA