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 DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-3537.2008.00007.x
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractAn 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.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Autoethnographic essay Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Tibetan Buddhist monks in a monastery in Ladakh, India |
| Citations | 4 |
| Key finding | The relationship between dual and nondual mind, as discussed by Henry Vyner, offers preliminary insights into how a Tibetan Buddhist monastery is constituted as a monastic total institution. |
Abstract
ABSTRACTIn this autoethnographic essay, I reflect on my brief personal experiences of conducting field research on ways in which way a small group of Tibetan Buddhist monks enact a monastic total institution in Ladakh, India. More specifically, I analyze my experiences in view of the relationship between dual and nondual mind, as discussed byHenry Vyner (2002)in Anthropology of Consciousness, and use this analysis to develop preliminary insights into the ways in which a Tibetan Buddhist monastery is constituted.