Overview

In an era of environmental crisis, narratives of ‘hidden lands’ are resonant. Understood as sanctuaries in times of calamity, Himalayan hidden lands or sbas yul have shaped the lives of many peoples of the region. Sbas yul are described by visionary lamas called ‘treasure finders’ who located hidden lands and wrote guidebooks to them. Scholarly understandings of sbas yul as places for spiritual cultivation and refuge from war have been complicated recently. Research now explores such themes as the political and economic role of ‘treasure finders’, the impact of sbas yul on indigenous populations, and the use of sbas yul for environmental protection and tourism. This book showcases recent scholarship on sbas yul from historical and contemporary perspectives.

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Author:   Frances Garrett ,  Elizabeth McDougal ,  Geoffrey Samuel
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   46
Weight:   0.762kg
ISBN:  

9789004437494

ISBN 10:   9004437495
Pages:   354
Publication Date:   03 December 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface  Geoffrey Samuel, Frances Garrett and Elizabeth McDougal Note on the Locations of the sbas yul Maps Part 1: Introducing the sbas yul Photo Essay: The Terrestrial Buddha Realm of sbas yul Padma bkod: A Visual Pilgrimage  Ian Baker 1 Hidden Lands of Tibet in Myth and History  Geoffrey Samuel Part 2: The sbas yul over Time: Historical Perspectives 2 Healing Mountains and Hidden Lands  Frances Garrett 3 Did sbas yul Play a Part in the Development of Tibetan Book Culture?  Hildegard Diemberger 4 Early Echoes of sbas yul Padma bkod in the Lifestory of Thang stong rgyal po  Annie Heckman 5 Padma bkod through the Lens of Two Pilgrimage Guidebooks: Walking the Body of Rdo rje phag mo  Barbara Hazelton 6 “A Great and Small Padma bkod”: Guidebooks and Individual Journeys  Franz-Karl Ehrhard 7 Prophecy and Fantastical Reality in Sle lung Bzhad pa’i rdo rje’s Journey to Padma bkod  Tom Greensmith 8 The Shapeshifting Goddess: The Consecration of Padma bkod’s Yang Sang Chu Region by the 20th-Century gter ston, Bdud ’joms drag sngags gling pa  Elizabeth McDougal Part 3: The sbas yul in the Modern World: Ethnographic Perspectives 9 The Arising of Padma bkod in the Western World  Samuel Thévoz 10 Voices from the Mountainside: Vernacular sbas yul in the Western Himalaya  Callum Pearce 11 Pachakshiri: A Little-Known Hidden Land between Tsa ri and Padma bkod in the Eastern Himalaya  Kerstin Grothmann 12 How Is This Sacred Place Arrayed? Pacification, Increase, Magnetism, and Wrath in the Establishment of an Eastern Himalayan sbas yul  Amelia Hall Photo Essay: Glimpses of a Hidden Land: The sbas yul of Yol mo  Jon Kwan with Khenpo Nyima Dondrup Part 4: Two Guidebooks to the Hidden Land of Padma Bkod ’Ja’ tshon snying po’s Guidebook to the Hidden Land of Padma bkod  Translated by Barbara Hazelton Bdud ’joms gling pa’s Hidden Sacred Land of Padma bkod  Translated by Barbara Hazelton Index

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Frances Garrett is Associate Professor of Tibetan and Buddhist at the University of Toronto. She has published on intersections between tantric practice, ritual knowledge and medical theory, as well as on the Gesar epic. Geoffrey Samuel is Emeritus Professor at Cardiff University, Wales, U.K. and Honorary Associate at the University of Sydney, Australia, where he directs the Body, Health and Religion (BAHAR) Research Group. His academic career has been in social anthropology and religious studies. His current research interests include Tibetan yogic health practices, Tibetan medicine, and the dialogue between Buddhism and science. Elizabeth McDougal, PhD candidate (due 2020), University of Sydney, has two Masters in Buddhist Studies and Indian Philosophy from University of Sydney and Banaras Hindu University, respectively. She has worked as a Tibetan-to-English translator for ten years and published several articles on the modernization of Tibetan Buddhism.

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