Monastic and lay traditions in north-eastern Tibet / edited by Yangdon Dhondup, Ulrich Pagel, and Geoffrey Samuel.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dhondup, Yangdon, editor.

Edwin B. Cole Memorial Fund.

Series:

Brill's Tibetan studies library ; VOLUME 33.

Brill's Tibetan studies library, 1568-6183 ; VOLUME 33

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buddhist monasticism and religious orders--China--Amdo (Region).

Buddhist monasticism and religious orders.

Tantric Buddhism--China--Amdo (Region).

Tantric Buddhism.

Bon (Tibetan religion)--China--Amdo (Region).

Bon (Tibetan religion).

Amdo (China : Region)--Religious life and customs.

Amdo (China : Region).

Tibet Region--Religious life and customs.

Tibet Region.

Reb-gong Gser-mo-ljongs (China)--Religious life and customs.

Reb-gong Gser-mo-ljongs (China).

China--Amdo (Region).

Physical Description:

x, 244 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Brill, 2013.

Summary:

In recent years, the Sino-Tibetan frontier regions have attracted increasing scholarly interest. The region of Reb kong in Qinghai province is of particular significance because of its unique location on the Sino-Tibetan borderland, its multi-ethnic population and its complex religious history, which incorporates both large Geluk monasteries and significant Nyingma and Bonpo lay tantric communities. Covering the nineteenth century to the present, this volume brings together ten papers that explore the relationship between religion and culture in Reb kong. Using insights from anthropology, history and religious studies, the contributors offer new research and fresh interpretations of this important region on China's periphery, discussing issues of ethnicity and identity, the role of public institutions, and the role of religion and rituals. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction

Reb kong in the Multiethnic Context of A mdo: Religion, Language, Ethnicity, and Identity / Geoffrey Samuel Samuel, Geoffrey 5

Dge Lugs Pa Monasteries in Reb Kong and its Neighbouring Places

Remembering Monastic Revival: Stories from Reb kong and Western Ba yan / Jane Caple Caple, Jane 23

Reb kong gyi nyi ma nub pa: Shar skal ldan rgya mtsho sku phreng bdun pa'i sku tshe: 1916-1978 [The Sun Disappears in Reb kong: The Life of the Seventh Shar Skal ldan rgya mtsho: 1916-1978] / Gedun Rabsal Rabsal, Gedun 49

Understanding Religion and Politics in A mdo: The Sde khri Estate at Bla brang Monastery / Paul K. Nietupski Nietupski, Paul K. 67

Rnytng Ma Pa and Bon Tantric Communities

Rig 'dzin dpal ldan bkra shis (1688-1743): The '1900 Dagger-wielding, White-robed, Long-haired Yogins' (sngag mang phur thog gos dkar lcang lo can stong dang dgu brgya) & the Eight Places of Practice of Reb kong (Reb kong gi sgrub gnas brgyad) / Heather Stoddard Stoddard, Heather 89

Rules and Regulations of the Reb kong Tantric Community / Yangdon Dhondup Dhondup, Yangdon 117

Bon Religion in Reb kong / Colin Millard Millard, Colin 141

Ritual and Performance in Contemporary Reb Kong

Money, Butter and Religion: Remarks on Participation in the Large-Scale Collective Rituals of the Rep kong Tantrists / Nicolas Sihlé Sihlé, Nicolas 165

Reb kong's Klu rol and the Politics of Presence: Methodological Considerations / Charlene Makley Makley, Charlene 187

Dancing the Gods: Some Transformations of 'Cham in Reb kong / Dawn Collins Collins, Dawn 203.

Notes:

Includes index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edwin B. Cole Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

9004255699

9789004255692

OCLC:

852658532

Publisher Number:

99955318791