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Title: The Sound of Two Hands Clapping: The Education of a Tibetan Buddhist Monk
Language of title: English
Author/Creator: Georges Dreyfus

Description: This is a study of Tibetan monastic academic traditions in reliance upon the author's own studies within Geluk monastic academies in India. It examines the main intellectual practices of Tibetan scholasticism - the memorization of basic foundational texts, the study of commentaries, oral debate practices and examination procedures. It also considers the liturgical life accompanying these intellectual practices within the monastic community.
Publisher Place: Berkeley, California, USA
Publisher: University of California Press
Normalized publisher place: Berkeley, CA
Publisher country: United States
Published Date: 2003
Classification: Tibetan and Himalayan -- Religion -- Monasteries -- Region -- Tibet -- Central Tibet (dbus gtsang) -- Sera Monastery
Tibetan and Himalayan -- Religion -- Monasteries -- Sects -- Gelukpa (dge lugs pa) -- Sera Monastery
Cultural Coverage: Tibet
Language: English
ISBN/ISSN: 0-520-23260-7
Project: Sera Monastery Project
Format: Print media (print or manuscript, including PDFs)
Media type: Text
Resource Type: Book (single author)
Release Flag: OK for viewing
Date Of Record Creation: 2003-12-30 16:07:16
Date Record Checked: 2003-12-30
Date Last Modified: 2008-03-12 17:05:15
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