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008			201129s2010 enka b 001 0 eng
020			_a9780521119382 (hardback)
040			_aBD-DhIUB _cBD-DhIUB
082	0	0	_a294.365709593 _222
100	1		_aCook, Joanna, _d1978-
245	1	0	_aMeditation in modern Buddhism : _brenunciation and change in Thai monastic life / _cJoanna Cook.
260			_aCambridge ; _aNew York : _bCambridge University Press, _c2010.
300			_aix, 214 p. : _bill. ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a"In contemporary Thai Buddhism, the burgeoning popularity of vipassanā meditation is dramatically impacting the lives of those most closely involved with its practice: monks and mae chee (lay nuns) living in monastic communities. For them, meditation becomes a central focus of life and a way to transform the self. This ethnographic account of a thriving Northern Thai monastery examines meditation in detail, and explores the subjective signification of monastic duties and ascetic practices. Drawing on fieldwork done both as an analytical observer and as a full participant in the life of the monastery, Joanna Cook analyzes the motivation and experience of renouncers, and shows what effect meditative practices have on individuals and community organization. The particular focus on the status of mae chee - part lay, part monastic - provides a fresh insight into social relationships and gender hierarchy within the context of the monastery"-- _cProvided by publisher.
505	0		_aMeditation and monasticism: making the ascetic self in Thailand -- Meditation and religious reform -- The monastic community: duty and structure -- Meditation as ethical imperative -- Language and meditation -- Monastic duty, mindfulness and cognitive space -- Money, mae chee and reciprocity -- Hierarchy, gender and mindfulness -- Monasticization and the ascetic interiority of non-self -- Appendix: ordination transcript for an eight-precept nun (mae chee).
650		0	_aMonastic and religious life (Buddhism) _zThailand.
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