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Preface
1 Introduction: The Origins of Modernist Buddhism
2 Theravada Missionaries in an Autocratic State
3 Creating a Tradition
4 Charisma and Education: Dhammawati and the Nuns' Order after 1963
5 The Changing Buddhist Laity
6 Organizing and Educating the Monastic Community
7 Raising the Status of Nuns: The Controversy over Bhikkhuni Ordination
8 Winds of Change: Meditation and Social Activism
9 Other Buddhist Revival Movements: Tibetan "Mahayana" and Newar "Vajrayana"
10 Conclusion: Nepal's Theravadins in the Twenty-First Century
Appendix 1: Dramatis Personae: Some Prominent Personalities in the Theravada Movement
Appendix 2: Complete List of Theravada Viharas in Nepal
Glossary
Notes
References
Index
Contents
Preface
1 Introduction: The Origins of Modernist Buddhism
2 Theravada Missionaries in an Autocratic State
3 Creating a Tradition
4 Charisma and Education: Dhammawati and the Nuns' Order after 1963
5 The Changing Buddhist Laity
6 Organizing and Educating the Monastic Community
7 Raising the Status of Nuns: The Controversy over Bhikkhuni Ordination
8 Winds of Change: Meditation and Social Activism
9 Other Buddhist Revival Movements: Tibetan "Mahayana" and Newar "Vajrayana"
10 Conclusion: Nepal's Theravadins in the Twenty-First Century
Appendix 1: Dramatis Personae: Some Prominent Personalities in the Theravada Movement
Appendix 2: Complete List of Theravada Viharas in Nepal
Glossary
Notes
References
Index