Gathering Leaves and Lifting Words
Justin McDaniel
Winner of the Henry J. Benda Prize sponsored by the Association for Asian Studies
Gathering Leaves and Lifting Words examines modern and premodern Buddhist monastic education traditions in Laos and Thailand. Through five centuries of adaptation and reinterpretation of sacred texts and commentaries, Justin McDaniel traces curricular variations in Buddhist oral and written education that reflect a wide array of community goals and values. He depicts Buddhism as a series of overlapping processes, bringing fresh attention to the continuities of Theravada monastic communities that have endured despite regional and linguistic variations. Incorporating both primary and secondary sources from Thailand ... Read more
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History of Religions
"Gathering Leaves and Lifting Words is a rich and often fascinating treatment of ... Read more