Managing monks : administrators and administrative roles in indian Buddhist monasticism /

The paradigmatic Buddhist is the monk. It is well known that ideally Buddhist monks are expected to meditate and study -- to engage in religious practice. The institutional structure which makes this concentration on spiritual cultivation possible is the monastery. But as a bureaucratic institution,...

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1. Verfasser:
Silk, Jonathan A.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Zusammenfassung:
The paradigmatic Buddhist is the monk. It is well known that ideally Buddhist monks are expected to meditate and study -- to engage in religious practice. The institutional structure which makes this concentration on spiritual cultivation possible is the monastery. But as a bureaucratic institution, the monastery requires administrators to organize and manage its functions, to prepare quiet spots for meditation, to arrange audiences for sermons, or simply to make sure food, rooms, and bedding are provided.
Umfang:
1 online resource (xv, 341 pages)
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-321) and indexes.
ISBN:
9786612053672
9781282053670
1282053671
9780198043812
0198043813
9780199852079
0199852073
Schlagworte:
Buddhist monasticism and religious orders > India > Government > History.
Buddhism > India > Doctrines > History.
Buddhist literature > India > History and criticism.
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