A Pure Mind In A Clean Body —— Bodily Care In The Buddhist Monasteries Of Ancient India And China

----- 一个纯洁的心灵在一个干净的身体：身体护理，在古印度和中国的藏传佛教寺院

ISBN: 9789038220147 出版年：2013 页码：199 Mathieu Torck Academia Press

Buddhist monasteries, in both Ancient India and China, rightfully attract the attention of many scholars, discussing historical backgrounds, institutional networks or influential masters. Still, some aspects of monastic life have not yet received the attention they deserve. This book therefore aims to study some of the most essential, but often overlooked, issues of Buddhist life, namely, practices and objects of bodily care. For monastic authors, bodily care primarily involves bathing, washing, cleaning, shaving and trimming the nails, activities of everyday life that are performed by lay people and monastics alike. In this sense, they provide a potential bridge between two worlds that are constantly interacting with each other: monastic people and their lay followers.