Contributions to the cultural history of early Tibet / edited by Matthew T. Kapstein, Brandon Dotson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kapstein, Matthew.

Dotson, Brandon, 1978-

Series:

Brill's Tibetan studies library ; v. 14.

Brill's Tibetan studies library, 1568-6183 ; v. 14

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tibet Autonomous Region (China)--History.

Tibet Autonomous Region (China).

Tibet Autonomous Region (China)--Civilization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (324 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The study of the rise and institutions of the Tibetan empire of the seventh to ninth centuries, and of the continuing development of Tibetan civilization during the obscure period that followed, have aroused growing interest among scholars of Inner Asia in recent decades. The six contributions presented here represent refinements in substance and method characterizing current work in this area. A chapter by Brandon Dotson provides a new perspective on law and divination under the empire, while the post-imperial international relations of the Tsong kha kingdom are analyzed by Bianca Horlemann. In “The History of the Cycle of Birth and Death”, Yoshiro Imaeda’s investigation of a Dunhuang narrative appears in a revised edition, in English for the first time. The problem of oral transmission in relation to the Tibetan Dunhuang texts is then taken up in the contribution of Sam van Schaik. In the final section, Matthew Kapstein and Carmen Meinert consider aspects of Chinese Buddhism in their relation to religious developments in Tibet.

Contents:

Preliminary material / M.T. Kapstein and B. Dotson

Divination and law in the Tibetan Empire: The role of dice in the legislation of loans, interest, marital law and troop conscription / Brandon Dotson

The relations of the eleventh-century Tsong Kha tribal confederation to its neighbour states on the silk road / Bianca Horlemann

The history of the cycle of birth and death: A tibetan narrative from Dunhuang / Yoshiro Imaeda

Oral teachings and written texts: Transmission and transformation in Dunhuang / Sam Van Schaik

The tibetan Yulanpen Jing / Matthew T. Kapstein

The conjunction of chinese Chan and tibetan Rdzogs Chen thought: Reflections on the tibetan Dunhuang manuscripts Iol Tib J 689-1 and Pt 699 / Carmen Meinert

List of contributors / M.T. Kapstein and B. Dotson

Illustrations / M.T. Kapstein and B. Dotson.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-282-39753-2

9786612397530

90-474-2119-1

OCLC:

303647683

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004160644.i-310 DOI