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1 online resource. |
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data file |
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South Asia across the disciplines
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South Asia across the disciplines.
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| Contents |
Documents that establish the rules: the genre of Chayik -- Historical and doctrinal frameworks of monastic organization in Tibet -- Entrance to the monastery -- Monastic organization -- Monastic economy and policy -- Relations with the laity: the roles of the monastery in society -- Justice and the judicial role of the monastery -- Maintaining (the) order: conclusions. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"The Monastery Rules discusses the position of the monasteries in pre-1950s Tibetan Buddhist societies and how that position was informed by the far-reaching relationship of monastic Buddhism with Tibetan society, economy, law, and culture. Jansen focuses her study on monastic guidelines, or bca' yig. The first study of its kind to examine the genre in detail, the book contains an exploration of its parallels in other Buddhist cultures, its connection to the Vinaya, and its value as socio-historical source-material. The guidelines are witness to certain socio-economic changes, while also containing rules that aim to change the monastery in order to preserve it. Jansen argues that the monastic institutions' influence on society was maintained not merely due to prevailing power-relations, but also because of certain deep-rooted Buddhist beliefs"--Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
| Subject |
Buddhist monasticism and religious orders -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region -- Rules.
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Buddhist monasticism and religious orders. |
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China -- Tibet Autonomous Region. |
| Genre/Form |
Rules.
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Buddhism -- Social aspects -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region.
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Buddhism -- Social aspects. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Jansen, Berthe, 1980- Monastery rules Buddhist monastic organization in pre-modern Tibet. Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018] 9780520297005 (DLC) 2018028779 |
| ISBN |
9780520969537 (Epub) |
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0520969537 |
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9780520297005 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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