Building a Religious Empire: Tibetan Buddhism, Bureaucracy, and the Rise of the Gelukpa
Building a Religious Empire presents an account of the Geluk school of Tibetan Buddhism during its expansion and consolidation of power from the mid-seventeenth through the mid-eighteenth centuries, examining the extraordinary effort Geluk lamas put into establishing institutional frameworks to stan...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania Press
2021
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| Dans: | Année: 2021 |
| Édition: | 1st edition |
| Collection/Revue: | Encounters with Asia Ser.
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| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Bouddhisme tibétain
/ Gelugpa
/ État
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| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Electronic books
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Édition parallèle: | Non-électronique
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| Résumé: | Building a Religious Empire presents an account of the Geluk school of Tibetan Buddhism during its expansion and consolidation of power from the mid-seventeenth through the mid-eighteenth centuries, examining the extraordinary effort Geluk lamas put into establishing institutional frameworks to standardize monastic life. Cover -- Building a Religious Empire -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- A Note on Language and Romanization -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Geluk School's Innovative Use of Monastic Constitutions -- Chapter 2. Administering a Monastery for the "Common Good" -- Chapter 3. Institutionalizing Tantra -- Chapter 4. The Systematization of Doctrine and Education -- Chapter 5. Singing Together in One Voice -- Conclusion -- Appendix. Monastic Constitutions to the Mid-Eighteenth Century -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments. |
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| Description: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| ISBN: | 0812297679 |