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Constructions of Buddhism: autobiographical moments of Western monks' experiences of Thai monastic life |
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Schedneck, Brooke
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| Source |
Contemporary Buddhism: An Interdisciplinary Journal
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| Volume | v.12 n.2 |
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| Date | 2011.11 |
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| Pages | 327 - 346 |
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| Publisher | Routledge |
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https://www.routledge.com/
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| Location | Abingdon, UK [阿賓登, 英國] |
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| Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Keyword | Monastic & Religious Life (Buddhism); Monks; Buddhist Monasticism & Religious Orders Western Countries |
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| Abstract | This article explores the autobiographical writings of Western monks living in Thailand in the light of scholarship on modern and Western Buddhism to understand their constructions of Buddhism. I explore Western monks' understanding of Buddhism before leaving for Thailand, their experiences of integrating into Thai Buddhism, and their lives after returning to their home countries. Their constructions consist of Buddhism as a scientific, rational tradition focused on the practice of meditation. These constructions are challenged during monastic life in Thailand and further problematized when reintegrating into their home countries. I find that they encounter challenges incorporating monasticism into Western countries and may choose lay life—reflecting the trend of laicization in Western Buddhism. I conclude that their constructions of Buddhism conceived in Western countries affect their experiences in Thailand and afterwards. |
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| Table of contents | Introduction 327
Construction of Buddhism 330
Integrating into Thai Buddhism 334
Reintegrating monastic life into Western contexts and missionization 337
Conclusion 342
Notes 343
References 344
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| ISSN | 14639947 (P); 14767953 (E) |
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| DOI | 10.1080/14639947.2011.610639 |
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| Created date | 2013.07.29 |
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| Modified date | 2017.06.30 |
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