Bodiford: Going Forth VIS of Buddh
(Part of the Kuroda Studies in East Asian Buddhism Series)
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In its role as a scriptural charter, vinaya has justified widely dissimilar approaches to religious life as Buddhist orders in different times and places have interpreted it in contradictory ways. In the resulting tension between scripture and practice, certain kinds of ceremonial issues (such as those involving lineage, seniority, initiation, purification, repentance, visualization, vows, ordination) acquire profound social, psychological, doctrinal,...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0824827872
ISBN13:9780824827878
Release Date:January 2005
Publisher:University of Hawaii Press
Length:317 Pages
Weight:1.50 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.3" x 9.1"
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