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Sons of the Buddha: Continuities and Ruptures in a Burmese Monastic Tradition
ISBN: 9783110254099 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 266 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Intended as a methodological and theoretical contribution to the study of religion and society, this book examines Buddhist monasticism in Myanmar. The book focuses on the Shwegyin, one of the most important but least understood monastic groups in the country. Analyzing the group as a tradition constructed around ideas of continuity and disruption/rupture, the study illuminates key aspects of monastic and wider Burmese Buddhist thought and practice, and ultimately argues for the distinctiveness of elements of that thought and practice in comparison to the Buddhist cultures of Sri Lanka and... Intended as a methodological and theoretical contribution to the study of religion and society, this book examines Buddhist monasticism in Myanmar.... |
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The Life of Buddhism
ISBN: 9780520223370 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Bringing together fifteen essays by outstanding Buddhist scholars from Asia, Europe, and North America, this book offers a distinctive portrayal of the "life of Buddhism." The contributors focus on a number of religious practices across the Buddhist world, from Sri Lanka to New York, Japan to Tibet. The essays highlight not so much Buddhist doctrine or sacred texts, but rather the actual behavior and lived experience of Buddhist adherents. A general introduction by Frank E. Reynolds and Jason A. Carbine provides a historical overview and briefly characterizes the three major variants of...
Bringing together fifteen essays by outstanding Buddhist scholars from Asia, Europe, and North America, this book offers a distinctive portrayal of th...
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