Monks’ Lives Shaped by Food: A Case Study in Myanmar
Theravāda Buddhist monks are strictly limited by the Vinaya (monks’ rules) with regard to their way of acquiring, owning, and consuming food. The most important principle for them is to live as beggars, and to depend on dāna (religious gifts) given by lay people. In Theravāda Buddhism, this way of l...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2018
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| In: |
Religious studies in Japan
Year: 2018, Volume: 4, Pages: 47-64 |
| Further subjects: | B
Myanmar
B Secular B Vinaya B Monks B Religion B Theravāda Buddhism B Monasteries |
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