Managing monks : administrators and administrative roles in indian Buddhist monasticism / / Jonathan A. Silk

• Autore: Silk Jonathan A
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xv, 341 pages)
• Soggetto topico: Buddhist monasticism and religious orders - India - Government - History; Buddhism - India - Doctrines - History; Buddhist literature - India - History and criticism
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-321) and indexes.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Managing monks
• ISBN: 9786612053672; 1-282-05367-1; 0-19-804381-3; 0-19-985207-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910814050703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: South Asia research (New York, N.Y.)