Rebuilding buddhism: The Theravada movement in twentieth-century Nepal/
Le Vine, Sarah
- New Delhi: Social Science Press, 2008.
- 377 p.
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