The Spread of Tibetan Buddhism in China : Charisma, Money, Enlightenment.

The Spread of Tibetan Buddhism in China : Charisma, Money, Enlightenment.

Focusing on contemporary Tibetan Buddhist revivals in the Tibetan regions of the Sichuan and Qinghai Provinces in China, this book explores the intricate entanglements of the Buddhist revivals with cultural identity, state ideology, and popular imagination of Tibetan Buddhist spirituality in contemp...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Yu, Dan Smyer
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Francis, Taylor & amp ; 2011.
Series:Routledge critical studies in Buddhism.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Buddhism > China > History > 20th century.
Buddhism > China > Tibet Autonomous Region.
Religion and sociology > China.
Buddhism
Religion and sociology
China
China > Tibet Autonomous Region
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; The Spread of Tibetan Buddhism in China; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction: mise-en-scène of Tibetan Buddhism in China: the polygon of Tibetan Buddhist revivals in the twenty-first century; 2. Tulkus, genuine charisma, and its transmissible interiority in Kham and Amdo; 3. Spirit mountains, sacred sites, and territorial charisma; 4. Pilgrimage from Han China to high altitude enlightenment; 5. Money, freedom, and the price of charismatic teachings.
  • 6. Re-understanding scientism, scapegoating, and the marginality of religion in China from a Tibetan perspective7. Buddhism, ethnic nationalism, and destigmatization of Tibet in the cyberspace of urban Tibetans; 8. Conclusion: globalization, performance religion, mindscaping the eco-Buddhist Tibet; Glossary; References; Index.

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