1st Edition
The Buddhist Art of Living in Nepal Ethical Practice and Religious Reform
By Lauren Leve
Copyright 2016
278 Pages
by
Routledge
278 Pages
by
Routledge
278 Pages
by
Routledge
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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 shifts associated with late modernity, and... Read more
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
Biography
Lauren Leve is an Associate Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA.
