LEADER 03622nam 22007573u 450 001 9910780246603321 005 20230617011719.0 010 $a0-520-92824-5 010 $a1-59734-907-0 035 $a(CKB)111087027178642 035 $a(EBL)223913 035 $a(OCoLC)475929278 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000248860 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11216378 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000248860 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10204720 035 $a(PQKB)10114677 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000084713 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC223913 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111087027178642 100 $a20130418d2003|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe sound of two hands clapping$b[electronic resource] $ethe education of a Tibetan Buddhist monk 210 $aBerkeley, Calif. ;$aLondon $cUniversity of California Press$d2003 215 $a1 online resource (471 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-520-23259-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIllustrations; 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 327 $aConclusion: Past and Future UncertaintiesNotes; Select Bibliography; Index 330 $aA 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. 606 $aBuddhist education 606 $aBuddhist monks 606 $aBuddhist monks-- Education-- China-- Tibet 606 $aMonastic and religious life (Buddhism) 606 $aMonastic and religious life (Buddhism) - China - Tibet 606 $aBuddhist monks$xEducation$zTibet Autonomous Region$zChina 606 $aBuddhist education$zChina$zTibet Autonomous Region 606 $aMonastic and religious life (Buddhism)$zTibet Autonomous Region$zChina 606 $aBuddhism$2HILCC 606 $aReligion$2HILCC 606 $aPhilosophy & Religion$2HILCC 615 4$aBuddhist education. 615 4$aBuddhist monks. 615 4$aBuddhist monks-- Education-- China-- Tibet. 615 4$aMonastic and religious life (Buddhism). 615 4$aMonastic and religious life (Buddhism) - China - Tibet. 615 0$aBuddhist monks$xEducation 615 0$aBuddhist education 615 0$aMonastic and religious life (Buddhism) 615 7$aBuddhism 615 7$aReligion 615 7$aPhilosophy & Religion 676 $a294.3/75 700 $aDreyfus$b Georges B. J$01548282 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910780246603321 996 $aThe sound of two hands clapping$93805198 997 $aUNINA