Rebuilding Buddhism
Levine, Sarah
Rebuilding Buddhism The Theravada Movement in Twentieth-Century Nepal - New Delhi Esha Beteille 2008 - 377p
includes index and biblioraphy
1 Introduction: The Origins of Modernist Buddhism 2 Theravada Missionaries in an Autocratic State 3 Creating a Tradition 4 Charisma and Education: Dhammawati and the Nuns` Order after 1963 5 The Changing Buddhist Laity 6 Organizing and Educating the Monastic Community 7 Raising the Status of Nuns: The Controversy over Bhikkhuni Ordination 8 Winds of Change: Meditation and Social Activism 9 Other Buddhist Revival Movements: Tibetan "Mahayana" and Newar "Vajrayana" 10 Conclusion: Nepal`s Theravadins in the Twenty-First Century
9788187358398 795
S21 / L579
Rebuilding Buddhism The Theravada Movement in Twentieth-Century Nepal - New Delhi Esha Beteille 2008 - 377p
includes index and biblioraphy
1 Introduction: The Origins of Modernist Buddhism 2 Theravada Missionaries in an Autocratic State 3 Creating a Tradition 4 Charisma and Education: Dhammawati and the Nuns` Order after 1963 5 The Changing Buddhist Laity 6 Organizing and Educating the Monastic Community 7 Raising the Status of Nuns: The Controversy over Bhikkhuni Ordination 8 Winds of Change: Meditation and Social Activism 9 Other Buddhist Revival Movements: Tibetan "Mahayana" and Newar "Vajrayana" 10 Conclusion: Nepal`s Theravadins in the Twenty-First Century
9788187358398 795
S21 / L579