The Childhood of Dorjé Sangwatsel (b. 1814) and the Theme of the Deficient Parent in Tibetan Hagiography

This article focuses on a set of childhood narratives in the autobiography of Dorjé Sangwatsel (b. 1814), a lama from southeastern Tibet. Looking in particular at his negative assessments of childhood guardians—including biological parents and early-life monastic mentors—this article explores the si...

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Main Author: Wood, Benjamin (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] 2015
In: Journal of global buddhism
Year: 2015, Volume: 16, Pages: 157-179
Further subjects:B Buddhism
B Childhood
B Parents
B Family
B Hagiography
B Children
B guardians
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Rights Information:CC BY-NC 4.0