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Gathering Leaves and Lifting Words

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Description for Gathering Leaves and Lifting Words paperback. Examines modern and pre-modern Buddhist monastic education traditions in Laos and Thailand. Through five centuries of adaptation and reinterpretation of sacred texts and commentaries, this work traces curricular variations in Buddhist oral and written education that reflect a wide array of community goals and values. Series: Critical Dialogues in Southeast Asian Studies. Num Pages: 384 pages, 28 illus. BIC Classification: 1FML; 1FMT; HREP; HRLP7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.

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. He depicts Buddhism as a series of overlapping processes, bringing fresh attention to the continuities of Theravada monastic communities that have endured despite regional and linguistic variations. Incorporating both primary and secondary sources from Thailand ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Series
Critical Dialogues in Southeast Asian Studies
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Seattle, United States
ISBN
9780295988498
SKU
V9780295988498
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About Justin McDaniel
Justin McDaniel is associate professor of religious studies at the University of California, Riverside.

Reviews for Gathering Leaves and Lifting Words
"The book reads very fluidly as McDaniel writes in an unusually clear and straightforward manner. . . . The book will no doubt become essential reading for anyone studying the social history of Thailand and Laos or Theravada Buddhism."
Daniel Veidlinger
History of Religions
"Gathering Leaves and Lifting Words is a rich and often fascinating treatment of ... Read more

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