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The Sound of Two Hands Clapping: The Education of a Tibetan Buddhist Monk |
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Dreyfus, Georges B. J.
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| Date | 2003.01 |
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| Pages | 460 |
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| Publisher | University of California Press |
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http://www.ucpress.edu/
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| Location | Oakland, CA, US [奧克蘭, 加利福尼亞州, 美國] |
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| Content type | 書籍=Book |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Contents note | A unique insider's account of day-to-day life inside a Tibetan monastery, The Sound of Two Hands Clapping reveals to Western audiences the fascinating details of monastic education. Georges B. J. Dreyfus, the first Westerner to complete the famous Ge-luk curriculum and achieve the distinguished title of geshe, weaves together eloquent and moving autobiographical reflections with a historical overview of Tibetan Buddhism and insights into its teachings. |
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| Keyword | 比丘=Buddhist Monk=Bhiksu=Bhikkhu; 道場生活=Monasticism=Monastic Life=Community Life; 佛教教育=Buddhist Education; 傳記=Biography; 藏傳佛教=西藏佛教=Tibetan Buddhism; 密宗=密教=坦特羅佛教=Tantric Buddhism |
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| Abstract | As one of the first Westerners to become a Tibetan monk and Geshe，Dreyfus leads us on a journey through his experience with Tibetan monastic education. Part autobiography，part history，part theoretical discourse--an insightful study filled with theological debate. |
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| Table of contents | [Table of Contents]
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 |
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| ISBN | 0520232593; 0520232607; 0585468818 |
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| Related reviews | - Book Review: The Sound of Two Hands Clapping by Georges Dreyfus / Coghlan, I. J. (著)
- Book Review: The Sound of Two Hands Clapping: The Education of a Tibetan Buddhist Monk by Georges B. J. Dreyfus / Anderson, Richard W. (評論)
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| Created date | 2003.12.31
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| Modified date | 2016.09.11 |
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