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,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Silk, Jonathan A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Colección:South Asia research (New York, N.Y.)
Temas:
Buddhist monasticism and religious orders > India > Government > History.
Buddhism > India > Doctrines > History.
Buddhist literature > India > History and criticism.
Bouddhisme > Inde > Doctrines > Histoire.
Littérature bouddhique > Inde > Histoire et critique.
RELIGION > Buddhism > General.
Buddhism > Doctrines
Buddhist literature
Buddhist monasticism and religious orders > Government
India
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Technical Details and Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. The Tension between Service and Practice; 3. Vaiyaprtyakara; 4. Navakarmika; 5. Varika and Specialization of Duties; 6. *Karmadana; 7. Viharapala; 8. Momodi and Avasika; 9. Classified Lists of Administrators; 10. Misbehaving Managers; 11. Chinese Terminology and Additional Indian Terms; 12. The Administered; 13. Concluding Considerations; Supplementary Note; Textual Materials; Bibliography; Index.

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