Discipline and debate : the language of violence in a Tibetan Buddhist monastery.

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The Dalai Lama has represented Buddhism as a religion of non-violence, compassion, and world peace, but this does not reflect how monks learn their vocation. This book shows how monasteries use harsh methods to make monks of men, and how this tradition is changing as modernist reformers--like the Da...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lempert, Michael
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Buddhist monasticism and religious orders > Education > China > Tibet Autonomous Region.
Liberalism (Religion) > India.
Violence > Religious aspects > Buddhism.
Discipline > Religious aspects > Buddhism.
Tibetans > India > Religion.
Libéralisme (Religion) > Inde.
Violence > Aspect religieux > Bouddhisme.
Discipline > Aspect religieux > Bouddhisme.
Tibétains > Inde > Religion.
RELIGION > Buddhism > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Violence > Religious aspects > Buddhism
Discipline > Religious aspects > Buddhism
Buddhist monasticism and religious orders > Education
Liberalism (Religion)
Tibetans > Religion
China > Tibet Autonomous Region
India
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