03618cam a2200541Ia 4500 ocn659731952 OCoLC 20200709055253.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 100831s2010 enkab ob 001 0 eng d N$T eng pn N$T OCLCQ U2C OCLCQ OCLCF OCLCQ EBLCP MHW YDXCP CSJ IAI 651599427 732290279 776970430 9780511776366 (electronic bk.) 0511776365 (electronic bk.) 9780511772719 0511772718 9780511774843 0511774842 (OCoLC)659731952 (OCoLC)651599427 (OCoLC)732290279 (OCoLC)776970430 a-th--- BQ6160.T4 C66 2010eb REL 007000 bisacsh 294.3/65709593 22 MAIN Cook, Joanna, 1978- Meditation in modern Buddhism [electronic resource] : renunciation and change in Thai monastic life / Joanna Cook. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010. 1 online resource (ix, 214 pages) : illustrations, map text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-209) and index. Meditation and monasticism: making the ascetic self in Thailand -- Meditation and religious reform -- The monastic community: duty and structure -- Meditation as ethical imperative -- Language and meditation -- Monastic duty, mindfulness and cognitive space -- Money, mae chee and reciprocity -- Hierarchy, gender and mindfulness -- Monasticization and the ascetic interiority of non-self -- Appendix: ordination transcript for an eight-precept nun (mae chee). "In contemporary Thai Buddhism, the burgeoning popularity of vipassanā meditation is dramatically impacting the lives of those most closely involved with its practice: monks and mae chee (lay nuns) living in monastic communities. For them, meditation becomes a central focus of life and a way to transform the self. This ethnographic account of a thriving Northern Thai monastery examines meditation in detail, and explores the subjective signification of monastic duties and ascetic practices. Drawing on fieldwork done both as an analytical observer and as a full participant in the life of the monastery, Joanna Cook analyzes the motivation and experience of renouncers, and shows what effect meditative practices have on individuals and community organization. The particular focus on the status of mae chee - part lay, part monastic - provides a fresh insight into social relationships and gender hierarchy within the context of the monastery"-- Provided by publisher. Print version record. Monastic and religious life (Buddhism) Thailand. RELIGION Buddhism General. bisacsh Monastic and religious life (Buddhism) fast (OCoLC)fst01025111 Thailand. fast (OCoLC)fst01205310 Electronic books. Print version: Cook, Joanna, 1978- Meditation in modern Buddhism. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010 9780521119382 (DLC) 2010025712 (OCoLC)643082329 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=324004 EBSCOhost EBSC 324004 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL542836 YBP Library Services YANK 3402785 92 N$T 49855 49855