Overview

Ritual is one of the most pervasive religious phenomena in the Tibetan cultural world. Despite its ubiquity and importance to Tibetan cultural life, however, only in recent years has Tibetan ritual been given the attention it deserves. This is the first scholarly collection to focus on this important subject. Unique in its historical, geographical and disciplinary breadth, this book brings together eleven essays by an international cast of scholars working on ritual texts, institutions and practices in the greater Tibetan cultural world - Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, and Mongolia. While most of the chapters focus on Buddhism, two deal with ritual in Tibet's indigenous Bon religion. All of the essays are original to this volume. An extensive introduction by the editor provides a broad overview of Tibetan ritual and contextualizes the chapters within the field of Buddhist and Tibetan studies. The book should find use in advanced undergraduate courses and graduate seminars on Tibetan religion. It will also be of interest to students and scholars of ritual generally.

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Author:   Jose Ignacio Cabezon (XIVth Dalai Lama Professor of Tibetan Buddhism and Cultural Studies, XIVth Dalai Lama Professor of Tibetan Buddhism and Cultural Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 24.20cm
Weight:   0.599kg
ISBN:  

9780195392814

ISBN 10:   0195392817
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   08 December 2009
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"INTRODUCTION - JOSE IGNACIO CABEZON ; 1. Written Texts at the Juncture of the Local and the Global: Some Anthropological Considerations on a Local Corpus of Tantric Ritual Manuals (Lower Mustang, Nepal) - Nicolas Sihle ; 2. Tibetan Indigenous Myths and Rituals with Reference to the Ancient Bon Text: The Nyenbum (Gnyan 'bum) - Samten Karmay ; 3. Continuity and Change in Tibetan Mah?yoga Ritual: Some Evidence from the Tabzhag (Thabs zhags) Manuscript and other Dunhuang Texts - Robert Mayer and Cathy Cantwell ; 4. The Convergence of Theoretical and Practical Concerns in a Single Verse of the Guhyasam?ja Tantra - Yael Bentor ; 5. Chilu ('Chi bslu): Rituals for ""Deceiving Death"" - Irmgard Mengele ; 6. Representations of Efficacy: the Ritual Expulsion of Mongol Armies in the Consolidation and Expansion of the Tsang (Gtsang) Dynasty - James Gentry ; 7. The ""Calf's Nipple"" (Be'u bum) of Ju Mipam ('Ju Mi pham): A Handbook of Tibetan Ritual Magic - Bryan J. Cuevas ; 8. Tamdrin (Rta mgrin) Rituals in the Bon Tradition: Transforming Poison and Eliminating Noxious Spirits with Burning Stones - Marc des Jardins ; 9. Texts as Deities: Mongols' Rituals of Worshipping S?tras and Rituals of Accomplishing Various Goals by Means of S?tras - Vesna Wallace ; 10. The Ritual Veneration of Mongolia's Mountains - Jared Lindahl ; 11. Encounter With a Dream: Bhutanese Pilgrims in Tibet. Performing a Ritual? - Francoise Pommaret ; BIBLIOGRAPHY ; INDEX"

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<br> Presents an excellent collection of essays that show how ritual is an integral part of everyday life in Tibet. --Buddhadharma<br>

Presents an excellent collection of essays that show how ritual is an integral part of everyday life in Tibet. Buddhadharma

Presents an excellent collection of essays that show how ritual is an integral part of everyday life in Tibet. --Buddhadharma

<br> Presents an excellent collection of essays that show how ritual is an integral part of everyday life in Tibet. --Buddhadharma<p><br>

Author Information

Jose Ignacio Cabezon is XIVth Dalai Lama Professor of Tibetan Buddhism and Cultural Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara

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