Sons of the Buddha : Continuities and Ruptures in a Burmese Monastic Tradition.

Intended as a contribution to the study of religion and society, this book examines Buddhist monasticism in Myanmar. The book focuses on the Shwegyin, one of the most important but least understood monastic groups in the country. It illuminates key aspects of monastic and wider Burmese Buddhist thou...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Carbine, Jason A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin : De Gruyter, 2011.
Colección:Religion and Society.
Temas:
Shwegyin Nikāya.
Shwegyin Nikāya
Monastic and religious life (Buddhism) > Burma > History.
Monastic and religious life (Buddhism) > Burma.
Religion and sociology > Burma.
Vie religieuse et monastique > Bouddhisme > Birmanie > Histoire.
Vie religieuse et monastique > Bouddhisme > Birmanie.
Sociologie religieuse > Birmanie.
RELIGION / Buddhism / History.
Monastic and religious life (Buddhism)
Religion and sociology
Burma
Buddhism.
Burma.
Monasticism.
Myanmar.
Religion.
Shwegyin.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Intended as a contribution to the study of religion and society, this book examines Buddhist monasticism in Myanmar. The book focuses on the Shwegyin, one of the most important but least understood monastic groups in the country. It illuminates key aspects of monastic and wider Burmese Buddhist thought and practice, and ultimately argues for the distinctiveness of elements of that thought and practice in comparison to the Buddhist cultures of Sri Lanka and Laos.
Notas:Epilogue: A Comment on Continuity and Rupture, from Afar.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (268 pages)
ISBN:9783110254105
3110254107

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