Gathering leaves & lifting words : histories of Buddhist monastic education in Laos and Thailand / Justin Thomas McDaniel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McDaniel, Justin.

Series:

Critical dialogues in Southeast Asian studies.

Critical dialogues in Southeast Asian studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buddhism--Study and teaching--Laos--History.

Buddhism.

Buddhism--Study and teaching--Thailand--History.

Buddhist monks--Education--Laos--History.

Buddhist monks.

Buddhist monks--Education--Thailand--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 358 pages, [16] pages of plates )

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Gathering leaves and lifting words

Place of Publication:

Seattle : University of Washington Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Examines modern and premodern Buddhist monastic education traditions in Laos and Thailand. Through five centuries of adaptation and reinterpretation of sacred texts and commentaries, this title traces curricular variations in Buddhist oral and written education that reflect a wide array of community goals and values.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Note on Transcription""; ""Introduction""; ""Part I Structural Mechanisms: The Institutional History of Monastic Education""; ""1 From the Sala Vat to the Institut Bouddhique""; ""2 Wandering Librarians""; ""3 Kings and Universities""; ""Part II Proximate Mechanisms: Toward a Curricular History of Monastic Education""; ""4 Genres, Modes, and Idiosyncratic Articulations""; ""5 The Culture of Translation""; ""6 Canons and Curricula""; ""Part III: Vernacular Landscapes: Teaching Buddhism in Laos and Thailand""; ""7 From Manuscript to Television""; ""8 Philosophical Embryology""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Note on Manuscripts, Archives, Monastic Libraries, and Catalogs""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-345) and index.

ISBN:

9780295989228

029598922X

OCLC:

471133694