It takes the average reader 6 hours and 30 minutes to read Gathering Leaves and Lifting Words by Justin Thomas McDaniel
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Winner of the Henry J. Benda Prize sponsored by the Association for Asian Studies Gathering Leaves and Lifting Words examines modern and premodern Buddhist monastic education traditions in Laos and Thailand. Through five centuries of adaptation and reinterpretation of sacred texts and commentaries, Justin McDaniel traces curricular variations in Buddhist oral and written education that reflect a wide array of community goals and values. He depicts Buddhism as a series of overlapping processes, bringing fresh attention to the continuities of Theravada monastic communities that have endured...
Gathering Leaves and Lifting Words by Justin Thomas McDaniel is 384 pages long, and a total of 97,536 words.
This makes it 130% the length of the average book. It also has 119% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 52 minutes to read Gathering Leaves and Lifting Words aloud.
Gathering Leaves and Lifting Words is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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