LEADER 03041oam 2200601Ia 450 001 9910954266403321 005 20251116153508.0 010 $a9786612053672 010 $a9781282053670 010 $a1282053671 010 $a9780198043812 010 $a0198043813 010 $a9780199852079 010 $a0199852073 035 $a(CKB)24235119200041 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC431269 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7033281 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL431269 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10288481 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL205367 035 $a(OCoLC)320780187 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7033281 035 $a(EXLCZ)9924235119200041 100 $a20070717d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aManaging monks $eadministrators and administrative roles in indian Buddhist monasticism /$fJonathan A. Silk 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (xv, 341 pages) 225 1 $aSouth Asia research 311 08$a9780195326840 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [289]-321) and indexes. 327 $aIntro -- Contents -- Technical Details and Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Tension between Service and Practice -- 3. Vaiy& -- #257 -- prtyakara -- 4. Navakarmika -- 5. V& -- #257 -- rika and Specialization of Duties -- 6. *Karmad& -- #257 -- na -- 7. Vih& -- #257 -- rap& -- #257 -- la -- 8. Momodi and & -- #256 -- v& -- #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. 330 $aThe paradigmatic Buddhist is the monk. It is well known that ideally Buddhist monks are expected to meditate and study -- to engage in religious practice. The institutional structure which makes this concentration on spiritual cultivation possible is the monastery. But as a bureaucratic institution, the monastery requires administrators to organize and manage its functions, to prepare quiet spots for meditation, to arrange audiences for sermons, or simply to make sure food, rooms, and bedding are provided. 410 0$aSouth Asia research (New York, N.Y.) 606 $aBuddhist monasticism and religious orders$zIndia$xGovernment$xHistory 606 $aBuddhism$zIndia$xDoctrines$xHistory 606 $aBuddhist literature$zIndia$xHistory and criticism 615 0$aBuddhist monasticism and religious orders$xGovernment$xHistory. 615 0$aBuddhism$xDoctrines$xHistory. 615 0$aBuddhist literature$xHistory and criticism. 676 $a294.3/657 700 $aSilk$b Jonathan A$0644489 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910954266403321 996 $aManaging monks$94357423 997 $aUNINA