Gathering Leaves & Lifting Words: Histories of Buddhist Monastic Education in Laos and Thailand
(Part of the Critical Dialogues in Southeast Asian Studies Series)
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Winner of the Henry J. Benda Prize sponsored by the Association for Asian Studies
Gathering 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...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0295988495
ISBN13:9780295988498
Release Date:August 2008
Publisher:University of Washington Press
Length:384 Pages
Weight:1.20 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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