The monastery rules : Buddhist monastic organization in pre-modern Tibet

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Label

The monastery rules : Buddhist monastic organization in pre-modern Tibet

Title remainder

Buddhist monastic organization in pre-modern Tibet

Statement of responsibility

Berthe Jansen

Creator

• Jansen, Berthe, 1980-

Author

• Jansen, Berthe, 1980-

Subject

• Buddhismus
• Buddhist monasticism and religious orders
• Buddhist monasticism and religious orders -- China | Tibet Autonomous Region -- Rules
• China -- Tibet Autonomous Region
• Kloster
• Ordensregel
• Rules
• Tibet
• Buddhism -- Social aspects
• Buddhism -- Social aspects -- China | Tibet Autonomous Region

Genre

• Rules

Language

eng

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

Member of

• South Asia across the disciplines

Cataloging source

CU-S/DLC

Index

index present

LC call number

BQ7744

LC item number

.J36 2018

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

South Asia across the disciplines