Gathering Leaves and Lifting Words

Histories of Buddhist Monastic Education in Laos and Thailand

Inbunden, Engelska, 2008

Av Justin Thomas McDaniel, Justin Thomas Mcdaniel

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Winner of the Henry J. Benda Prize sponsored by the Association for Asian StudiesGathering Leaves and Lifting Words examines modern and premodern Buddhist monastic education traditions in Laos and Thailand. Through five centuries of adaptation and reinterpretation of sacred texts and commentaries, Justin McDaniel traces curricular variations in Buddhist oral and written education that reflect a wide array of community goals and values. He depicts Buddhism as a series of overlapping processes, bringing fresh attention to the continuities of Theravada monastic communities that have endured despite regional and linguistic variations. Incorporating both primary and secondary sources from Thailand and Laos, he examines premodern inscriptional, codicological, anthropological, art historical, ecclesiastical, royal, and French colonial records. By looking at modern sermons, and even television programs and websites, he traces how pedagogical techniques found in premodern palm-leaf manuscripts are pervasive in modern education.As the first comprehensive study of monastic education in Thailand and Laos, Gathering Leaves and Lifting Words will appeal to a wide audience of scholars and students interested in religious studies, anthropology, social and intellectual history, and pedagogy.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2008-10-16
Mått152 x 229 x 25 mm
Vikt726 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieCritical Dialogues in Southeast Asian StudiesCritical Dialogues in Southeast Asian StudiesCritical Dialogues in Southeast Asian StudiesCritical Dialogues in Southeast Asian StudiesCritical Dialogues in Southeast Asian StudiesGathering Leaves and Lifting Words
Antal sidor384
FörlagUniversity of Washington Press
ISBN9780295988481

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Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
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AcknowledgmentsNote on TranscriptionIntroductionPart One Structural Mechanisms: The Institutional History of Monastic Education1. From the Sala Vat to the Institut Bouddhique2. Wandering Librarians3. Kings and UniversitiesPart Two Proximate Mechanisms: Toward a Curricular History of Monastic Education4. Genres, Modes, and Idiosyncratic Articulations5. The Culture of Translation6. Canons and CurriculaPart Three Vernacular Landscapes: Teaching Buddhism in Laos and Thailand7. From Manuscript to Television8. Philosophical EmbryologyConclusionNotesNote on Manuscripts, Archives, Monastic Libraries, and CatalogsBibliographyIndex

"The book reads very fluidly as McDaniel writes in an unusually clear and straightforward manner. . . . The book will no doubt become essential reading for anyone studying the social history of Thailand and Laos or Theravada Buddhism."- Daniel Veidlinger (History of Religions) "Gathering Leaves and Lifting Words is a rich and often fascinating treatment of Buddhist monastic textual culture and bilingual commentary in the Siamese/Thai/Lao region, reflecting the author's long personal acquaintance with Lao/Thai monastic institutions and educational practices."(H-ASIA) "With this book, McDaniel, a gifted textual scholar, has produced the first systemic study of how monks have been educated in Southeast Asia over the last five hundred years."(Buddhadharma)