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Gathering Leaves and Lifting Words: Histories of Buddhist Monastic Education in Laos and Thailand - Critical Dialogues in Southeast Asian StudiesCritical Dialogues in Southeast Asian StudiesCritical Dialogues in Southeast Asian StudiesCritical Dialogues i
Justin Thomas McDaniel
Gathering Leaves and Lifting Words: Histories of Buddhist Monastic Education in Laos and Thailand - Critical Dialogues in Southeast Asian StudiesCritical Dialogues in Southeast Asian StudiesCritical Dialogues in Southeast Asian StudiesCritical Dialogues i
Justin Thomas McDaniel
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.
384 pages, 28 illustrations
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | October 16, 2008 |
ISBN13 | 9780295988498 |
Publishers | University of Washington Press |
Pages | 384 |
Dimensions | 153 × 228 × 23 mm · 542 g |
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