Search Results for monasticism

... to control instinctive energies; see Blos Peter , On Adolescence ( New York : Free Press , 1962 ) , Chaps. 3 and 5. While initially the policy of monasticism and self-government catered to the primitive and categorical conscience of the students, the opportunities for intellectualization...

...H. L. Seneviratne Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1980 1980 Robe and Plough: Monasticism and Economic Interest in Early Medieval Sri Lanka . By R. A. L. H. Gunawardana . Tucson : University of Arizona Press for the Association for Asian Studies (Association...

... among the Newars. Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1961 1961 The Web of Tibetan Monasticism BEATRICE D. MILLER r I "'HE study of the Tibetan religious institution, usually regarded as the province A of Orientalists, Sanskritists, and students of comparative religion, has...

...Gray Tuttle Identity, Ritual, and State in Tibetan Buddhism: The Foundations of Authority in Gelukpa Monasticism . By Martin A. Mills . London and New York : RoutledgeCurzon , 2003 . xxi , 404 pp. $114.95 (cloth). Copyright © Association for Asian Studies 2004 2004 1122 T H E J...

... the relationship between masculinity and Buddhist monasticism. List of References Anālayo , Bhikkhu . 2017 . “ The Theravāda Vinaya and Bhikkhunī Ordination. ” In Rules of Engagement: Medieval Traditions of Buddhist Monastic Regulations , edited by Susan Andrews , Jinhua Chen , and Cuilan...

... Rules is Berthe Jansen's study of monasticism in premodern Tibet, by which she means to refer to “‘ethnographic Tibet,’ an area encompassing much more space than the Tibet on any map, however contested its borders might be” (p. 187). Replete with first-person reports, this monograph is equal parts...

... of the role of monastics in a Tibetan future. The first chapter introduces the revival of Geluk mass monasticism in northeastern Tibet, and the resurgence of the historical moral-economic relationship between lamas, monasteries, and communities. The focus is on monastic economy, and Caple argues from...

...-realization (moksa). This study reveals that Sankara's only indispensable form of renunciation was an inner renunciation of the not-self, the ego, doership. Monasticism was considered useful but not mandatory. Perhaps because most of the religious traditions of India were founded by monks, and thus most...

...) backfired and resulted in a Sangha that became monasticized, hierarchized, and brahmanized. Some of the ways of the forest and some of its saints were absorbed and institutionalized, while others were marginalized or were actively maligned (hence the demonization of Devadatta, an early advocate...

...," decided early on to have more to do with the laity, but that this (through a process that Max Weber would have recognized) backfired and resulted in a Sangha that became monasticized, hierarchized, and brahmanized. Some of the ways of the forest and some of its saints were absorbed and institutionalized...

... distinctly Buddhist mountain in China, and perhaps anywhere. After providing extensive background information (the first chapter is a rich but tangential survey of Buddhist monasticism in China), Lin turns to the role of the visionary in the formation of Wutai as a Buddhist mountain. It is here, I...

... of donation was that of the "seven treasures," which generally included gold, silver, lapis lazuli, coral, pearls, and glass or crystal. Chinese silk also appears in the form of temple banners. This exchange of wealth for merit was a factor in the evolution of monasticism. The connection between the monastic...

... monasticism that is now replacing it. In either case the four roles mentioned before can be identified. The reincarnate lama provides the most elegant solution of the problem, since here the son who succeeds the father is the father. This gives some idea of Paul's concerns. In the body of the book he traces...

... philosophy and religious practice have appeared, but among them studies on Buddhist monasticism are quite rare. Works that describe the lived experience of a monastic, especially that of a nun, are even more rare. This book helps to fill the gap. It is frequently assumed that the adaptation of Buddhism...

... monasticism are quite rare. Works that describe the lived experience of a monastic, especially that of a nun, are even more rare. This book helps to fill the gap. It is frequently assumed that the adaptation of Buddhism to fit our contemporary sensibilities will downplay the ancient renunciant ideal...

... have liked to see this expanded further. Thai Buddhist ideas of missionizing, ritual, temple space, and monasticism are all present here but could be in conversation in a more substantial way with studies of Thai Buddhism that discuss monasticism and merit-making in the Thai temple context. 3 Bao...

... to the present. She further discusses how nuns in early eras who lived abroad shaped the Buddhisms of Japan and China. Cho also explains why contemporary female monasticism has flourished despite several centuries of persecution during the Chosŏn period and four decades of colonial rule. While the nuns...

... qua non for Self-realization (moksa). This study reveals that Sankara's only indispensable form of renunciation was an inner renunciation of the not-self, the ego, doership. Monasticism was considered useful but not mandatory. Perhaps because most of the religious traditions of India were founded...

... . 1985 . “ Tibetan Buddhist Monasticism: Social, Psychological, and Cultural Implications .” Tibet Journal 10 ( 1 ): 15 – 31 . Fensheng Huang . 1985 . Zangzu shilue [A short history of the Tibetan nationality]. Beijing : Minzu chubanshe . Iannaccone Laurence R. 1992 . “ Sacrifice...

..., specifically Southern Asian factor contributing to sangha capture is the institutional makeup of Buddhist monasticism itself. Compared with other varieties of religious clericalism (such as Muslim ulama s or Christian monastic brotherhoods), the institutional shape of Buddhist monasticism—and particularly...