Gathering Leaves & Lifting Words: Histories Of Buddhist Monastic Education In Laos And Thailand

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
 
 

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