The sound of two hands clapping : the education of a Tibetan Buddhist monk /
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.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berkeley, Calif :
University of California Press,
©2003.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- PART I. THE CONTEXT
- Tibetan Buddhism: a brief historical overview
- Tibetan monasticism
- Becoming a monk: teacher and discipline
- PART II. TIBETAN SCHOLASTIC PRACTICES
- Literacy and memorization
- General structure of the Tibetan curriculum
- Two curricular models
- Scholasticism and orality: myth and reality
- Commentary and meditation
- Supplement: hermeneutical or deconstructive?
- Debate as practice
- Debate in the curriculum
- Is debate a mode of inquiry?
- PART III. REFLECTIONS
- Rationality and spirit cult
- Limits of the inquiry
- Conclusion: past and future uncertainties.