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Family Matters in Indian Buddhist Monasticisms

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Scholarly And Popular Consensus has monasticism in which monks and nuns severed all ties with their families when they left home for the religious life. In this view, monks and nuns remained celibate, and those who faltered in their “vows” of monastic celibacy were immediately and irrevocably expelled from the Buddhist Order. This romanticized image is based largely on the ascetic rhetoric of texts such as the Rhinoceros Horn Sutra. Through a study of Indian Buddhist law codes (vinaya), Shayne Clarke dehorns the rhinoceros, revealing that in their own legal narratives, far form renouncing familial ties, Indian Buddhist writers take for granted the fact that monks and nuns would remain in contact with their families.

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ISBN 13	9789381406359
Book Language	English
Binding	Hardcover
Total Pages	294
Author	Shayne Clarke
Editor	2014
GAIN	F2O1CYYI0H7
Product Dimensions	24 cm X 16.5 cm
Publishers	Dev Publishers
Category	Indian Classics Books
Weight	530.00 g

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ISBN 13	9789381406359
Book Language	English
Binding	Hardcover
Total Pages	294
Author	Shayne Clarke
Editor	2014
GAIN	F2O1CYYI0H7
Product Dimensions	24 cm X 16.5 cm
Publishers	Dev Publishers
Category	Indian Classics Books
Weight	530.00 g