Both a demonstration of and critical self-reflection on method,
this book explores how methodologies shape our understanding of the
diversity of Buddhist traditions in the past and the present.
International contributors from the West and Asia explore case
studies and reflect on methods in the study of Buddhism, united in
their debt to Richard K. Payne, the influential Buddhist studies
scholar. 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 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.
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