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Autore: | Dreyfus Georges B. J |
Titolo: | The sound of two hands clapping : the education of a Tibetan Buddhist monk / / Georges B.J. Dreyfus |
Pubblicazione: | Berkeley, Calif, : University of California Press, c2003 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (471 p.) |
Disciplina: | 294.3/75 |
Soggetto topico: | Buddhist monks - Education - China - Tibet Autonomous Region |
Buddhist education - China - Tibet Autonomous Region | |
Monastic and religious life (Buddhism) - China - Tibet Autonomous Region | |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 401-417) and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | 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 Inquiry |
Conclusion: Past and Future UncertaintiesNotes; Select Bibliography; Index | |
Sommario/riassunto: | A 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. |
Titolo autorizzato: | The sound of two hands clapping |
ISBN: | 0-520-92824-5 |
1-59734-907-0 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910821988803321 |
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