The sound of two hands clapping [[electronic resource] ] : the education of a Tibetan Buddhist monk
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| Autore: |
Dreyfus Georges B. J
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| Titolo: |
The sound of two hands clapping [[electronic resource] ] : the education of a Tibetan Buddhist monk
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| Pubblicazione: | Berkeley, Calif. ; ; London, : University of California Press, 2003 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (471 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 294.3/75 |
| Soggetto topico: | Buddhist education |
| Buddhist monks | |
| Buddhist monks-- Education-- China-- Tibet | |
| Monastic and religious life (Buddhism) | |
| Monastic and religious life (Buddhism) - China - Tibet | |
| Buddhist monks - Education - Tibet Autonomous Region - China | |
| Buddhist education - China - Tibet Autonomous Region | |
| Monastic and religious life (Buddhism) - Tibet Autonomous Region - China | |
| Buddhism | |
| Religion | |
| Philosophy & Religion | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references 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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