the Language of Violence in a Tibetan Buddhist Monastery Lempert, Michael. creator text Electronic books. cau Berkeley University of California Press 2012 monographic eng

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1 online resource (238 p.) The Dalai Lama has represented Buddhism as a religion of non-violence, compassion, and world peace, but this does not reflect how monks learn their vocation. This book shows how monasteries use harsh methods to make monks of men, and how this tradition is changing as modernist reformers--like the Dalai Lama--adopt liberal and democratic ideals, such as natural rights and individual autonomy. In the first in-depth account of disciplinary practices at a Tibetan monastery in India, Michael Lempert looks closely at everyday education rites--from debate to reprimand and corporal punishment. His analys. Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Technical Note on Transcription and Research Methods; Introduction: Liberal Sympathies; Part One: Debate; 1. Dissensus by Design; 2. Debate as a Rite of Institution; 3. Debate as a Diasporic Pedagogy; Part Two: Discipline; 4. Public Reprimand Is Serious Theatre; 5. Affected Signs, Sincere Subjects; Conclusion: The Liberal Subject, in Pieces; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y. Buddhist monasticism and religious orders Education China Tibet Autonomous Region Liberalism (Religion) India Violence Religious aspects Buddhism Discipline Religious aspects Buddhism Tibetans India Religion RELIGION / Buddhism / General BQ7758.I4 294.3/5697 Lempert, Michael Berkeley : University of California Press, c2012 9780520952010 (electronic bk.) 0520952014 (electronic bk.) http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=919524 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=456383 http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=919524 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=456383 EBLCP 120528 20200709055530.0 ocn794328503 eng