Managing monks : administrators and administrative roles in indian Buddhist monasticism / Jonathan A. Silk.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Silk, Jonathan A.

Series:

South Asia research (New York, N.Y.)

South Asia research

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buddhist monasticism and religious orders--India--Government--History.

Buddhist monasticism and religious orders.

Buddhism--India--Doctrines--History.

Buddhism.

Buddhist literature--India--History and criticism.

Buddhist literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 341 pages)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Technical Details and Abbreviations

1. Introduction

2. The Tension between Service and Practice

3. Vaiy&amp

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prtyakara

4. Navakarmika

5. V&amp

rika and Specialization of Duties

6. *Karmad&amp

na

7. Vih&amp

rap&amp

la

8. Momodi and &amp

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v&amp

sika

9. Classified Lists of Administrators

10. Misbehaving Managers

11. Chinese Terminology and Additional Indian Terms

12. The Administered

13. Concluding Considerations

Supplementary Note

Textual Materials

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-321) and indexes.

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ISBN:

9786612053672

9781282053670

1282053671

9780198043812

0198043813

9780199852079

0199852073

OCLC:

320780187