Preliminary Insights into the Constitution of a Tibetan Buddhist Monastery through Autoethnographic Reflections on the Dual/Nondual Mind Duality
Anthropology of Consciousness September 1, 2008 Boris H. J. M. Brummans 4 citations
An autoethnographic essay reflects on brief personal experiences of field research with Tibetan Buddhist monks in Ladakh, India, examining how their monastery functions as a total institution. The author analyzes these experiences through the lens of dual and nondual mind, as conceptualized by Henry Vyner, to develop preliminary insights into the constitution of a Tibetan Buddhist monastery. The essay explores the relationship between these two modes of consciousness in shaping monastic life.