The pursuit of enlightenment and the Singaporean buddhist monastics. by Nguyen, Thi Gia Hoang.

“…The primary goal of this paper is to understand why some Singaporeans decide to follow the Buddhist monastic way of life. Situating the research in the context of the modern, capitalist, multicultural Singapore society, I have used Berger and Luckmann’s (1966) sociology of knowledge to explore and explain the process of becoming Buddhist monastics of some Singaporeans. …”
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The pursuit of enlightenment and the Singaporean buddhist monastics by Nguyen, Thi Gia Hoang.

“…The primary goal of this paper is to understand why some Singaporeans decide to follow the Buddhist monastic way of life. Situating the research in the context of the modern, capitalist, multicultural Singapore society, I have used Berger and Luckmann’s (1966) sociology of knowledge to explore and explain the process of becoming Buddhist monastics of some Singaporeans. …”
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Body, gender and sex : a study of sexual normativity and deviances in Indian Buddhist community (middle period) by Lee, Thomas Ming Zhi

“…Through the lens of monastic community in the Vinaya, sexual normativity and deviances construed by the Indians will be explored, with an emphasis on gender, sex, sexual partners and sexual behaviours.…”
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Living with the dead as a way of life : a materialist historiographical approach to cemetery asceticism in Indian Buddhist monasticisms by Witkowski, Nicholas

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Bodhi : director's commentary by Png, Zhen Yu

“…Li Ping’s fear for loneliness becomes prominent when her son prepares to embark on a new journey as a monastic. She begins to cast doubts on her faith and struggles to choose between her faith and her only son. …”
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