Rebuilding Buddhism : : The Theravada Movement in Twentieth-Century Nepal / / Sarah LeVine, David N. Gellner.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook Package Archive 1893-1999
• VerfasserIn: LeVine, Sarah,; Gellner, David N.,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2009]; ©2007
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (394 p.)

Rebuilding Buddhism describes in evocative detail the experiences and achievements of Nepalis who have adopted Theravada Buddhism. This form of Buddhism was introduced into Nepal from Burma and Sri Lanka in the 1930s, and its adherents have struggled for recognition and acceptance ever since. With i...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Preface
• 1 Introduction: The Origins of Modernist Buddhism
• 2 Theravada Missionaries in an Autocratic State
• 3 Creating a Tradition
• 4 Charisma and Education: Dhammawati and the Nuns’ Order after 1963
• 5 The Changing Buddhist Laity
• 6 Organizing and Educating the Monastic Community
• 7 Raising the Status of Nuns: The Controversy over Bhikkhuni Ordination
• 8 Winds of Change: Meditation and Social Activism
• 9 Other Buddhist Revival Movements: Tibetan “Mahayana” and Newar “Vajrayana”
• 10 Conclusion: Nepal’s Theravadins in the Twenty-First Century
• Appendix 1: Dramatis Personae: Some Prominent Personalities in the Theravada Movement
• Appendix 2: Complete List of Theravada Viharas in Nepal
• Glossary
• Notes
• References
• Index