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- Title
- The Sound of Two Hands Clapping: The Education of a Tibetan Buddhist Monk
- Author
- Dreyfus, Georges
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Publication year
- 2003
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0520232607
- ISBN 13
- 9780520232600
A unique insider's account of day-to-day life inside a Tibetan monastery, The Sound of Two Hands Clapping reveals to Western audiences the fascinating details of monastic education. Georges B. J. Dreyfus, the first Westerner to complete the famous Ge-luk curriculum and achieve the distinguished title of geshe, weaves together eloquent and moving autobiographical reflections with a historical overview of Tibetan Buddhism and insights into its teachings.
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About the Author
Georges B. J. Dreyfus is Professor of Religion at Williams College. He is author of The Svatantrika-Prasangika Distinction: What Difference Does a Difference Make? (coedited with Sara McClintock, 2002), Recognizing Reality: Dharmakirti's Philosophy and Its Tibetan Interpretations (1997), and A Recent Rediscovery: rGyal tshap's Rigs gter rnam bshad (in collaboration with S. Onoda, 1994).
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