According to Georges Dreyfus (see the book Two Hands Clapping I mentioned in an earlier posting), there are 3 types of scholarly practice in Tibetan Buddhism for those becoming Monks and Nuns. They primarily use memorization, commentary and dialectial debate.
He says typical day in a commentarial institution would go like this (page 133):
5:00 Rising time
5:00-7:00 Morning study
7:00-8:30 Breakfast and revision
8:30-11:00 Morning class
11:00-1:00 Lunch and break
1:00-3:00 Afternoon revision class
3:00-3:30 Afternoon tea
3:30-4:30 Evening class
4:30-5:00 Free time
5:00-6:00 Evening debate (See a video of debate)
6:00-7:30 Dinner
7:30-9:30 Evening study
9:30-10:30 Evening tea
11:00 Bedtime
No comments:
Post a Comment