Labrang Monastery : a Tibetan Buddhist community on the inner Asian borderlands, 1709-1958 / Paul Kocot Nietupski.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nietupski, Paul Kocot, 1950-

Series:

Studies in Modern Tibetan Culture

Studies in modern Tibetan culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bla-brang Bkra-shis-ʼkhyil (Xiahe Xian, China)--History.

Bla-brang Bkra-shis-ʼkhyil (Xiahe Xian, China).

Buddhists--China--Tibet Autonomous Region.

Buddhists.

Amdo (China : Region)--Civilization.

Amdo (China : Region).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (306 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is a social and political history of Labrang Monastery, located in Tibet's Amdo and China's Gansu Province. It includes a study of the religious heritage of the region and its interactions with surrounding ethnic groups and political powers.

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1: Amdo: An Overview; 2: Tibetan Religions in Amdo; 3: Labrang's Society; 4: Growth and Development: The Evolution of Labrang Monastery; 5: Twentieth-Century Labrang; 6: Visions and Realities at Labrang; Appendix 1 Family History: Gönpo Döndrup; Appendix 2 Pronunciation and Word Lists; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-261) and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

979-82-16-20953-9

1-283-59949-X

9786613911940

0-7391-6445-7

OCLC:

855502134