1. Two orientations in the practice of Buddhism -- 2. The setting and the fieldwork -- 3. Children and religion -- 4. Adolescents, amulets and tattooing -- 5. The first period in the Sangha -- 6. Leaving the order, courtship and marriage -- 7. Building a house -- 8. The precepts and ritual -- 9. The pursuit of beneficial karma -- 10. Old age, death, and the hereafter -- 11. Conclusions
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-302) and index