Buddhist monastic life: according to the texts of the Theravāda tradition

This 1991 book provides a brief yet detailed account of the ideal way of life prescribed for Buddhist monks and nuns in the Pali texts of the Theravada school of Buddhism. The author describes the way in which the Buddha's disciples institutionalized his teachings about such things as food, dre...

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Main Author: Wijayaratna, Môhan (Author)
Contributors: Grangier, Claude (Translator) ; Collins, Steven 1951-2018 (Other)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1990.
In:Year: 1990
Reviews:[Rezension von: Wijayaratna, Mohan, Buddhist Monastic Life According to the Texts of the Theravāda Tradition] (1992) (Boisvert, Mathieu)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Theravada / Monasticism
Further subjects:B Buddhist monasteries. Theravada Buddhist life
B Buddhist monasticism and religious orders
B Theravāda Buddhism
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
Print version: 9780521364287