Vision and violence : Lama Zhang and the politics of charisma in twelfth-century Tibet / by Carl S. Yamamoto.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yamamoto, Carl S.

Series:

Brill's Tibetan studies library ; v. 29.

Brill's Tibetan studies library, 1568-6183 ; v. 29

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bkaʼ-brgyud-pa lamas--Biography.

Bkaʼ-brgyud-pa lamas.

Buddhism and politics--China--Tibet Autonomous Region--History.

Buddhism and politics.

Zhang Gʹyu-brag-pa Brtson-ʼgrus-gʹyung-drung, 1123-1193.

Zhang Gʹyu-brag-pa Brtson-ʼgrus-gʹyung-drung.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (406 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden : Brill, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book offers the first in-depth examination of the life and writings of Lama Zhang (1122-1193), key figure in the \'Tibetan renaissance.\' Controversial, larger-than-life, already revered as a literary innovator and tantric meditation master, Zhang entered public life in mid-career and forged a new model of rulership and religious community that would set the standard for later religious rulers of Lhasa—most notably the Dalai Lamas. The focus of the model was the tantric hermit who comes down from the mountains and sustains a worldly community through his mastery of space, time, and symbol. The subject is approached through a complex of related issues: lineage and tradition-formation, charisma and hegemony, literary genre, textual economy, and the politics of tantra.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Carl S. Yamamoto

Introduction: Picking up the Pieces: Lama Zhang and The “Tibetan Renaissance” / Carl S. Yamamoto

1. Lama Zhang’s Life / Carl S. Yamamoto

2. Lineage and Style: Placing Lama Zhang in the Tradition / Carl S. Yamamoto

3. “To Tell Your Own Story Yourself ”: Autobiography, Genre Families, and Textual Economies / Carl S. Yamamoto

4. “Lord of the Teachings” / Carl S. Yamamoto

5. “Great Meditator Who Tears down Forts” / Carl S. Yamamoto

Conclusion: Mastering Space, Time, Symbol: Lama Zhang and the Buddhist Hegemonization of Central Tibet / Carl S. Yamamoto

Appendix 1: Contents and Back Matter/Colophons to Volumes 1–7 of the Shedup-namgyal 2004 Edition of Lama Zhang’s Collected Works / Carl S. Yamamoto

Appendix 2: Lama Zhang’s Root Lamas and Their Principal Teachers / Carl S. Yamamoto

Appendix 3: Listing of Lama Zhang’s 44 Teachers, Along with 141 Teachings Received, from Various Root Lamas (Rtsa ba’i bla ma sna tshogs kyis ‘thob byang), Shedup I.307–16 / Carl S. Yamamoto

Appendix 4: List of 15 Lineages of Teachings Received by Zhang, from Various Lineages (Brgyud pa sna tshogs), Shedup I.293–307 / Carl S. Yamamoto

Appendix 5: Occurrences of the Term bka’ brgyud in the Shedup-Namgyal 2004 Collected Works / Carl S. Yamamoto

Appendix 6: Occurrences of the Term lha sa sde bzhi in Lama Zhang’s Writings / Carl S. Yamamoto

Bibliography / Carl S. Yamamoto

Index / Carl S. Yamamoto.

Notes:

Appendix Two Lama Zhang's Root Lamas and Their Principal Teachers.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-68814-9

9786613665089

90-04-23010-6

OCLC:

795120514

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004230101 DOI