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Tables of Contents for The Sound of Two Hands Clapping
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
List of Illustrations
ix
Note on Translation and Transliteration
xi
Acknowledgments
xiii
Introduction
1
16
PART I. THE CONTEXT
Tibetan Buddhism: A Brief Historical Overview
17
15
Tibetan Monasticism
32
22
Becoming a Monk: Teacher and Discipline
54
25
PART II. TIBETAN SCHOLASTIC PRACTICES
Literacy and Memorization
79
19
The General Structure of the Tibetan Curriculum
98
13
Two Curricular Models
111
38
Scholasticism and Orality: Myth and Reality
149
15
Commentary and Meditation
164
19
The Supplement: Hermeneutical or Deconstructive?
183
12
Debate as Practice
195
34
Debate in the Curriculum
229
38
Is Debate a Mode of Inquiry?
267
28
PART III. REFLECTIONS
Rationality and Spirit Cult
295
11
The Limits of the Inquiry
306
19
Conclusion: Past and Future Uncertainties
325
10
Notes
335
66
Select Bibliography
401
18
Index
419