The Sound of Two Hands Clapping : The Education of a Tibetan Buddhist Monk by Georges Dreyfus (2003, Trade Paperback)

University of California Press

0520232607

9780520232600

2280020

Georges Dreyfus

Sound of Two Hands Clapping : the Education of a Tibetan Buddhist Monk

Trade Paperback

English

2003

Textbook

460 Pages

9in

1.2in

6in

25.6 Oz

2001005494

List of Illustrations Note on Translation and Transliteration Acknowledgments Introduction Part I. The Context 1. Tibetan Buddhism: A Brief Historical Overview 2. Tibetan Monasticism 3. Becoming a Monk: Teacher and Discipline Part II. Tibetan Scholastic Practices 4. Literacy and Memorization 5. The General Structure of the Tibetan Curriculum 6. Two Curricular Models 7. Scholasticism and Orality: Myth and Reality 8. Commentary and Meditation 9. The Supplement: Hermeneutical or Deconstructive? 10. Debate as Practice 11. Debate in the Curriculum 12. Is Debate a Mode of Inquiry? Part III. Reflections 13. Rationality and Spirit Cult 14. The Limits of the Inquiry Conclusion: Past and Future Uncertainties Notes Select Bibliography Index

2003

Buddhism / Rituals & Practice, Religious, Asia / General, Buddhism / General (See Also Philosophy / Buddhist)

2001-005494

Scholarly & Professional

Yes

Biography & Autobiography, Religion, History