Pure mind in a clean body : bodily care in the Buddhist monasteries of ancient India and China / / Ann Heirman & Mathieu Torck |
Autore | Heirman Ann |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ghent, Belgium : , : Ginkgo Academia Press, , 2012 |
Disciplina | 294.36570954 |
Soggetto topico |
Monastic and religious life (Buddhism) - History - India
Monastic and religious life (Buddhism) - History - China Human body - Buddhism - Religious aspects - China Hygiene - Religious aspects - India Hygiene - History Hygiene in literature - Conduct of life Buddhist monks |
ISBN | 9789038220147 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910140293703321 |
Heirman Ann | ||
Ghent, Belgium : , : Ginkgo Academia Press, , 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Pure mind in a clean body : bodily care in the Buddhist monasteries of ancient India and China / / Ann Heirman & Mathieu Torck |
Autore | Heirman Ann |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Academia Press, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 electronic resource (194 p.) |
Disciplina | 294.36570954 |
Soggetto topico |
Monastic and religious life (Buddhism) - History - India
Monastic and religious life (Buddhism) - History - China Human body - Buddhism - Religious aspects - China Hygiene - Religious aspects - India Hygiene - History Hygiene in literature - Conduct of life Buddhist monks |
Soggetto non controllato |
india
bodily care buddhism china Chinese language History of China Monastery Monk Sangha Vinaya |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | ; 1 Bodily care practices and objects ; 3 -- ; 1.1 From India to China ; 4 -- ; 1.2 Material culture ; 5 -- ; 1.3 Monastic and lay people ; 6 -- ; 1.4 Beyond daily life ; 6 -- ; 2 Overview of sources ; 9 -- ; 2.1 The monastic context ; 9 -- ; 2.2 The lay world ; 16 -- ; 3 Outline of chapters ; 18 -- Notes ; 20 -- ; I Bathing Facilities ; 27 -- ; 1 Bathing practices in vinaya texts ; 28 -- ; 1.1 Bathing facilities in the monastic compound ; 31 -- ; 1.2 Assisting a teacher in the bathhouse ; 32 -- ; 1.3 Sutra On Bathing Monks in the Bathhouse ; 33 -- ; 2 Bathing facilities in Chinese vinaya commentaries and disciplinary guidelines ; 35 -- ; 2.1 Practical rules on how to make and use bathing facilities ; 35 -- ; 2.2 Bathing facilities for Chinese vinaya masters ; 37 -- ; 2.3 Bathing practices in Yijing's travel account ; 40 -- ; 3 A new genre develops: qing gui ; 42 -- ; 4 Concluding remarks: monks, laymen and soap ; 46 -- ; 4.1 Laymen and monks ; 47 -- ; 4.2 Bathhouses and soap ; 49 -- Notes ; 52 -- ; II Toilet Facilities ; 67 -- ; 1 Toilet practices in vinaya texts ; 67 -- ; 1.1 Pratimoksa rules on toilet practices ; 67 -- ; 1.2 Practical rules relating to how to make and use toilet facilities ; 69 -- ; 1.3 Toilet practices in vinaya texts: concluding remarks ; 73 -- ; 2 Toilet habits in Chinese vinaya commentaries and disciplinary guidelines ; 74 -- ; 2.1 Practical rules on how to make and use toilet facilities ; 74 -- ; 2.2 Toilet care for Chinese vinaya masters ; 76 -- ; 2.3 Toilet habits in Yijing's travel account ; 79 -- ; 3 A new genre develops: qing gui ; 81 -- ; 4 Concluding remarks: pigsties, paper and wiping sticks ; 84 -- ; 4.1 Toilets and toilet habits in first-millennium China ; 88 -- Notes ; 94 -- ; III Cleaning the Mouth and Teeth ; 109 -- ; 1 Dental care in the vinaya texts ; 109 -- ; 1.1 Why clean one's teeth? ; 110 -- ; 1.2 The benefits of using tooth wood ; 111 -- ; 1.3 How to make tooth wood ; 112 -- ; 1.4 How to use tooth wood ; 112 -- ; 1.5 What if tooth wood does not solve the problem? ; 113 -- ; 1.6 Are there any alternatives? ; 113 -- ; 1.7 Concluding remarks ; 114 -- ; 2 Dental care in Chinese disciplinary texts ; 114 -- ; 2.1 Great (Sutra) of Three Thousand Dignified Observances of a Monk ; 114 -- ; 2.2 Dental care as described by Chinese vinaya masters ; 116 -- ; 3 Concluding remarks: paste, brushes and tooth wood ; 119 -- ; 3.1 Oral hygiene practices in early imperial China, the yangsheng tradition ; 120 -- ; 3.2 Tools used in oral hygiene ; 123 -- Notes ; 126 -- ; IV Shaving the hair and trimming the nails ; 137 -- ; 1 Hair and nails in Buddhist disciplinary texts ; 137 -- ; 1.1 Concluding remarks ; 140 -- ; 2 Shaving and trimming in early Chinese disciplinary texts ; 141 -- ; 2.1 Shaving the hair as an identity marker ; 141 -- ; 2.2 Chinese vinaya masters: taking care of hair and nails ; 143 -- ; 3 Concluding remarks: identity, beauty and cleanliness ; 151 -- ; 3.1 Hair care in lay society ; 151 -- ; 3.2 Attitudes to nails ; 155 -- Notes ; 157 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910563159303321 |
Heirman Ann | ||
Academia Press, 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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