Rebuilding Buddhism The Theravada Movement in Twentieth-Century Nepal
Material type: TextPublication details: New Delhi Esha Beteille 2008Description: 377pISBN:- 9788187358398
- S21 L579
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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
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