Описание: Both a demonstration of and critical self-reflection on method, this book explores how methodologies
shape our understanding of the diversity of Buddhist traditions, both in the past and the present.
International contributors from both the West and Asia explore case studies and reflect on methods in
the study of Buddhism, united by their debt to influential Buddhist studies scholar Richard K. Payne.
Methods in Buddhist Studies features new translations of Buddhist works as well as ethnographic
studies on contemporary Buddhism in the United States and China. Topics discussed include Buddhist
practices in relation to food, material culture, and imperial rituals; the development of modern Buddhist
universities; the construction of the canon from the perspective of history, textual analysis, and ritual
studies; and the ethical obligations of scholars toward the subject of Buddhism itself.
Chapters are drawn from both Payne's students and his colleagues, demonstrating the breadth of his
intellectual interests. Payne's scholarship has left a remarkable impact on the field, making this volume
essential reading for students and scholars of contemporary Buddhism and Buddhist studies.
