Buddhism beyond the monastery : tantric practices and their performers in Tibet and the Himalayas / edited by Sarah Jacoby and Antonio Terrone.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

International Association for Tibetan Studies. Seminar (10th : 2003 : Oxford, England)

Contributor:

Jacoby, Sarah.

Terrone, Antonio.

Series:

Brill's Tibetan studies library ; v. 10/12.

Brill's Tibetan studies library, 1568-6183 ; v. 10/12

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tantric Buddhism--China--Tibet Autonomous Region--Customs and practices.

Tantric Buddhism.

Tantric Buddhism--Himalaya Mountains Region--Customs and practices.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Monasteries have been the locus classicus of the academic investigation of Tibetan religions. This volume seeks to balance this emphasis with an exploration of the diverse religious specialists who operate outside of the monastery in Tibet and along the Himalayan belt. The articles collected here depict Tantric professionals, visionaries, village lamas, spirit mediums, and female religious leaders whose loyalties reside in the noncelibate sphere but whose activities have had a significant impact on Tibetan religion. Using methodologies drawn from anthropological and textual scholarship, these seven essays bolster our understanding of religious practices and their performers beyond the monasteries of Central and Eastern Tibet, Bhutan, and India from historical times to the present day.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / S. Jacoby and A. Terrone

Introduction To Buddhism Beyond The Monastery / Sarah Jacoby and Antonio Terrone

Eat It Up Or Throw It To The Dogs? Dge ’Dun Chos ’Phel (1903–1951), Ma Cig Lab Sgron (1055–1153) And Pha Dam Pa Sangs Rgyas (D. 1117): A Ramble Through The Burial Grounds Of Ordinary And ‘Holy’ Beings In Tibet / Heather Stoddard

To Be Or Not To Be Celibate: Morality And Consort Practices According To The Treasure Revealer Se Ra Mkha’ ’Gro’s (1892–1940) Auto/Biographical Writings / Sarah Jacoby

Householders And Monks: A Study Of Treasure Revealers And Their Role In Religious Revival In Contemporary Eastern Tibet / Antonio Terrone

‘Local Community Rituals’ In Bhutan: Documentation And Tentative Reading / Francoise Pommaret

The Ala And Ngakpa Priestly Traditions Of Nyemo (Central Tibet): Hybridity And Hierarchy / Nicolas Sihle

The ‘Spirit Mediums’ (lha pa) Of Reb Gong In A Mdo / Danzang Cairang

Signs Of Transition: On Interpreting Some Predictors Of Sprul sku Rebirth / Marcia S. Calkowski

List Of Contributors / S. Jacoby and A. Terrone.

Notes:

"PIATS 2003: Tibetan Studies: Proceedings of the Tenth Seminar of the International Association for Tibetan Studies, Oxford, 2003. Managing Editor: Charles Ramble."

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-282-94966-7

9786612949661

90-474-2944-3

OCLC:

813296940

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004176003.i-202 DOI