03041oam 2200601Ia 450 991095426640332120251116153508.09786612053672978128205367012820536719780198043812019804381397801998520790199852073(CKB)24235119200041(MiAaPQ)EBC431269(MiAaPQ)EBC7033281(Au-PeEL)EBL431269(CaPaEBR)ebr10288481(CaONFJC)MIL205367(OCoLC)320780187(Au-PeEL)EBL7033281(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.Intro -- Contents -- Technical Details and Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Tension between Service and Practice -- 3. Vaiy&amp -- #257 -- prtyakara -- 4. Navakarmika -- 5. V&amp -- #257 -- rika and Specialization of Duties -- 6. *Karmad&amp -- #257 -- na -- 7. Vih&amp -- #257 -- rap&amp -- #257 -- la -- 8. Momodi and &amp -- #256 -- v&amp -- #257 -- sika -- 9. Classified Lists of Administrators -- 10. Misbehaving Managers -- 11. Chinese Terminology and Additional Indian Terms -- 12. The Administered -- 13. Concluding Considerations -- Supplementary Note -- Textual Materials -- Bibliography -- Index.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.294.3/657Silk Jonathan A644489MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910954266403321Managing monks4357423UNINA