The Monastery Rules: Buddhist Monastic Organization in Pre-Modern Tibet

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The Monastery Rules discusses the position of the monasteries in pre—1950s Tibetan Buddhist societies and how that position was informed by the far—reaching relationship of monastic Buddhism with Tibetan society, economy, law, and culture. Jansen focuses her study on monastic guidelines, or bca’ yig. The first study of its k...