Book Summary
Examines modern and pre-modern Buddhist monastic education traditions in Laos and Thailand. Through five centuries of adaptation and reinterpretation of sacred texts and commentaries, this work traces curricular variations in Buddhist oral and written education that reflect a wide array of community goals and values.
Book Details
Book Name | Gathering Leaves & Lifting Words: Histories Of Buddhist Monastic Education In Laos And Thailand |
Author | Justin Mcdaniel |
Publisher | University Of Washington Press (Sep 2008) |
ISBN | 9780295988498 |
Pages | 384 |
Language | English |
Price | 1309 |