Proceedings of the Tenth Seminar of the IATS, 2003. Volume 12 : Tantric Practices and Their Performers in Tibet and the Himalayas.

Proceedings of the Tenth Seminar of the IATS, 2003. Volume 12 : Tantric Practices and Their Performers in Tibet and the Himalayas.

Balancing the academic emphasis on Buddhist monastic studies, this volume focuses on noncelibate religious specialists including Tantric professionals, village lamas, spirit mediums, and Treasure revealers in Central and Eastern Tibet, Bhutan, and India from historical times to the present day.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jacoby, Sarah
Other Authors: Terrone, Antonio
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden : BRILL, 2009.
Series:Proceedings of the Tenth Seminar of the IATS, 2003.
Subjects:
Tantric Buddhism > China > Tibet Autonomous Region > Customs and practices.
Tantric Buddhism > Himalaya Mountains Region > Customs and practices.
Tantric Buddhism > Customs and practices
China > Tibet Autonomous Region
Himalaya Mountains Region
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to Buddhism Beyond the Monastery (Sarah Jacoby, Antonio Terrone); Eat it up or Throw it to the Dogs? Dge 'dun chos 'phel (1903-1951), Ma cig lab sgron (1055-1153) and Pha Dam pa sangs rgyas (d. 1117): A Ramble Through the Burial Grounds of Ordinary and 'Holy' Beings; To be or not to be Celibate: Morality and Consort Practices According to the Treasure Revealer Se ra mkha' 'gro's (1892-1940) Auto/biographical Writings (Sarah Jacoby); Householders and Monks: A Study of Treasure Revealers and their Role in Religious Revival in Contemporary Eastern Tibet (Antonio Terrone).
  • 'Local Community Rituals' in Bhutan: Documentation and Tentative Reading (Francoise Pommaret)The Ala and Ngakpa Priestly Traditions of Nyemo (Central Tibet): Hybridity and Hierarchy (Nicolas Sihle); The 'Spirit Mediums' (lha pa) of Reb gong in A mdo (Danzang Cairang); Signs of Transition: On Interpreting Some Predictors of Sprul sku Rebirth (Marcia s. Calkowski); List Of Contributors.

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