McDaniel, Justin Thomas.

Gathering Leaves and Lifting Words : Histories of Buddhist Monastic Education in Laos and Thailand. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (374 pages) - Critical Dialogues in Southeast Asian Studies . - Critical Dialogues in Southeast Asian Studies .

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Transcription -- Introduction -- Part I Structural Mechanisms: The Institutional History of Monastic Education -- 1 From the Sala Vat to the Institut Bouddhique -- 2 Wandering Librarians -- 3 Kings and Universities -- Part II Proximate Mechanisms: Toward a Curricular History of Monastic Education -- 4 Genres, Modes, and Idiosyncratic Articulations -- 5 The Culture of Translation -- 6 Canons and Curricula -- Part III: Vernacular Landscapes: Teaching Buddhism in Laos and Thailand -- 7 From Manuscript to Television -- 8 Philosophical Embryology -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Note on Manuscripts, Archives, Monastic Libraries, and Catalogs -- Bibliography -- Index.

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Buddhism -- Study and teaching -- Laos -- History.
Buddhism -- Study and teaching -- Thailand -- History.
Buddhist monks -- Education -- Laos -- History.
Buddhist monks -- Education -- Thailand -- History.


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