EASTERN MONACHISM (An Account of the Origin, Laws, Discipline, Sacred Writings Mysterious Rites, Religious Ceremonies, Present Circumstances of the Order of Mendicants Founded by Gautama Buddha)

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	Publisher: Sri Satguru Publications
	Author: R. SPENCE HARDY
	Language: English
	Pages: 494
	Cover: Hardcover
	9.00" X 6.00
	Weight 670 gm
	Edition: 1989
	ISBN: 8170301599
	IDF715

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The present book is an account of origin, laws, discipline, sacred writings, mysterious rites, religious ceremonies of the Buddhist. The book deals with the Law and regulations of he Priesthood; Names and mendicancy; the diet; sleep; the tonsure; celibacy; poverty; residence; obedience; the exercise of discipline; miscellaneous regulation; the order of nunslthe sacred books; modes of worship, ceremonies and festivals; meditation; ascetic rites and supernatural powers; Niwana: its paths and fruition; the modern priesthood; the voice of the past. In the end book contains as Index.

CONTENTS

	Preface	v
Chapter 1	Gotama Buddha	1
Chapter 2	The Law and Regulations of the Priesthood	7
Chapter 3	Names and Titles	11
Chapter 4	The Noviciate	19
Chapter 5	Ordination	48
Chapter 6	Celibacy	52
Chapter 7	Poverty	68
Chapter 8	Mendicancy	77
Chapter 9	The Diet	101
Chapter 10	Sleep	117
Chapter 11	The Tonsure	121
Chapter 12	The Habit	126
Chapter 13	The Residence	144
Chapter 14	Obedience	153
Chapter 15	The Exercise of Discipline	160
Chapter 16	Miscellaneous Regulation	165
Chapter 17	The Order of Nuns	176
Chapter 18	The Sacred Books	184
Chapter 19	Modes of Worship, Ceremonies and Festivals	221
Chapter 20	Meditation	270
Chapter 21	Ascetic Rites and Supernatural Powers	281
Chapter 22	Nirwana: its Paths and Fruition	312
Chapter 23	The Modern Priesthood	343
Chapter 24	The Voice of the Past	384
Chapter 25	The Prospects of the Future	474
	Index and Glossary	481

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