Identity, Ritual and State in Tibetan Buddhism : the Foundations of Authority in Gelukpa Monasticism.

Identity, Ritual and State in Tibetan Buddhism : the Foundations of Authority in Gelukpa Monasticism.

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 d...

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Main Author:	Mills, Martin A.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Series:	Routledge studies in tantric traditions.
Subjects:	Birgittenkloster Uden Buddhist monasticism and religious orders. Authority > Religious aspects. Authority > Religious aspects Buddhist monasticism and religious orders Tibetischer Buddhismus Gelugpa Hierarchie Ritual
Online Access:	Click for online access

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