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Monastic Institutions

Monastic Institutions is a formal religious organizational structure within Buddhist traditions in East Asia and Tibet that comprises communities of ordained monks and nuns living under shared disciplinary codes and institutionalized practices aimed at spiritual cultivation, doctrinal study, and ritual performance.

94

Publications

2.8K

Citations

128

Authors

60

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

9

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Publications

94

The monastery as a restorative environment

Pierre Ouellette, Rachel Kaplan, Stephen Kaplan · Journal of Environmental Psychology · 2005 · 167 citations

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Monks and Their Enemies: A Comparative Approach

Barbara H. Rosenwein, Thomas Head, Sharon Farmer · Speculum · 1991 · 154 citations

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Monks and Magic: An Analysis of Religious Ceremonies in Central Thailand

James P. McDermott, B. J. Terwiel · Journal of the American Oriental Society · 1979 · 79 citations

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Sangha and State in Burma: A Study of Monastic Sectarianism and Leadership

Ivan Strenski, Edward Mendelson, John P. Ferguson · Sociological Analysis · 1976 · 75 citations

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Politics of the Jathika Hela Urumaya monks: Buddhism and ethnicity in contemporary Sri Lanka

Mahinda Deegalle · Contemporary Buddhism · 2004 · 71 citations

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Authors

128

  1. AH
    Ann Heirman

    Ghent University, Belgium

    2 publications · 28 citations

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    h-index

  2. ZC
    Zihao Chao

    South China Normal University, China

    2 publications · 33 citations

    2

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  3. EI
    Emil Inauen

    University of Zurich, Switzerland

    2 publications · 46 citations

    2

    h-index

  4. HL
    H. L. Seneviratne

    University of Virginia, United States

    2 publications · 51 citations

    2

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  5. IS
    Ivan Strenski

    University of California, Riverside, United States

    2 publications · 97 citations

    2

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Institutions

60

  1. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    419 citations

  2. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    27 citations

  3. University College Dublin

    Dublin, Ireland

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    59 citations

  4. Mount Holyoke College

    South Hadley, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    70 citations

  5. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    69 citations

  6. South China Normal University

    Guangzhou, China

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    119 citations

  7. University of Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    154 citations

  8. University of London

    London, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    54 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 3 publications · 49 citations

    3

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  2. Journal of the American Oriental Society

    3 publications · 170 citations

    3

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  3. The Journal of Asian Studies

    JAS · 3 publications · 82 citations

    3

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  4. Late imperial China

    2 publications · 41 citations

    2

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  5. The American Historical Review

    AHR · 2 publications · 91 citations

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