The Monastery Rules: Buddhist monastic organisation in pre-modern Tibet, by Berthe Jansen
Although books on Tibetan religion, and in particular Buddhism, whether written for academic readers or a broader audience, probably far outnumber any other type of publication on Tibet, the way in which monastic life is organised – its rules and relations to lay society – has in fact been relative...
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| Publicado no: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/ebhr, |
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| Formato: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Idioma: | Anglais |
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European Bulletin of Himalayan Research
2022
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| Acesso em linha: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Resumo: | Although books on Tibetan religion, and in particular Buddhism, whether written for academic readers or a broader audience, probably far outnumber any other type of publication on Tibet, the way in which monastic life is organised – its rules and relations to lay society – has in fact been relatively little studied. Perhaps it has been too hastily assumed that monastic life in Tibet could be adequately described by referring to the Vinaya, the Indian Buddhist code of rules (translated into T... |
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