Lauren Leve

The Buddhist Art of Living in Nepal

Ethical Practice and Religious Reform

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Theravada Buddhism has experienced a powerful and far-reaching revival in modern Nepal, especially among the Newar Buddhist laity, many of whom are reorganizing their lives according to its precepts, practices and ideals. This book documents these far-reaching social and personal transformations and links them to political, economic and cultural

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 268
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 395g
• ISBN-13: 9780367866051
• ISBN-10: 0367866056
• Artikelnr.: 58440456

Autorenporträt

Lauren Leve is an Associate Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: Introduction: Seeing Things As They Are
Chapter 2: 'A Garden of Every Kind of People:' Newar Buddhists in Hindu
Nepal
Chapter 3: The Revival of "Pure Buddhism"
Chapter 4: What Makes A Theravada Buddhist?
Chapter 5: Becoming "Pure Buddhist" (1): Practices of Personhood
Chapter 6: Becoming "Pure Buddhist" (2): Vipassana Meditation and the
Theravada Care of the Self
Chapter 7: The Best Dharma for Today: Post-Protestant Buddhism in
Neoliberal Nepal
Conclusion: The Buddhist Art of Living, in Nepal and Elsewhere