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Managing monks : administrators and administrative roles in indian Buddhist monasticism /
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,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2008.
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| Colección: | South Asia research (New York, N.Y.)
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. The valuations placed on such organizational roles were, however, a subject of considera. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xv, 341 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-321) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780198043812 0198043813 |