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Rebuilding Buddhism The Theravada Movement in Twentieth-Century Nepal

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New Delhi Esha Beteille 2008Description: 377pISBN:
  • 9788187358398
DDC classification:
  • S21 L579
Partial contents:
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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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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