Identity, Ritual and State in Tibetan Buddhism: The Foundations of Authority in Gelukpa Monasticism
Author:   Martin A. Mills
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9780415591386


Pages:   434
Publication Date:   01 July 2010
Format:   Paperback
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Identity, Ritual and State in Tibetan Buddhism: The Foundations of Authority in Gelukpa Monasticism


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This is a major anthropological study of contemporary Tibetan Buddhist monasticism and tantric ritual in the Ladakh region of North-West India and of the role of tantric ritual in the formation and maintenance of traditional forms of state structure and political consciousness in Tibet. Containing detailed descriptions and analyses of monastic ritual, the work builds up a picture of Tibetan tantric traditions as they interact with more localised understandings of bodily identity and territorial cosmology, to produce a substantial re-interpretation of the place of monks as ritual performers and peripheral householders in Ladakh. The work also examines the central and indispensable role of incarnate lamas, such as the Dalai Lama, in the religious life of Tibetan Buddhists.

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Author:   Martin A. Mills
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.606kg
ISBN:  

9780415591386


ISBN 10:   0415591384
Pages:   434
Publication Date:   01 July 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Part I: The Face of Monasticism Part II: Truth and Hierarchy in Tantric Ritual Part III: Local Rites Part IV: Authority and the Personin Gelukpa Monasticism Part V: Ideology, Ritual and State

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'Martin A. Mills's account takes the reader ... through a tour de force exposition of Tibetan culture, society, and religion.' - The Journal of Asian Studies


'Martin A. Mills's account takes the reader ... through a tour de force exposition of Tibetan culture, society, and religion.' - The Journal of Asian Studies


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