Bringing Buddhism to Tibet : history and narrative in the Dba' bzhed manuscript / edited by Lewis Doney.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brandon, Dotson, contributor.

Doney, Lewis, editor, contributor.

Dotson, Brandon, 1978- contributor.

Bray, John, 1957- contributor.

Willis, Michael, contributor.

Van Schaik, Sam, contributor.

Biondo, Serena, contributor.

Tsering, Gonkatsang, contributor.

European Research Council, founder.

Series:

Beyond boundaries (Walter De Gruyter & Co.) ; 2510-4446 v. 10.

Beyond boundaries ; volume 10

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sba bźed.

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

Buddhism.

China--Tibet Autonomous Region.

History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xx, 177 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2021]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This edited volume brings together six scholars of Tibetan Studies to examine a particular 11th to 12th century history, the Dba' bzhed. These studies analyse the adaptation and redaction of the narrative and address wider cultural questions of attributed authorship, literary genres, and the creation of traditionally authoritative Buddhist historical narratives. The book will provide a facing-page transcription and translation of the Dba' bzhed.

Bringing Buddhism to Tibet is a landmark study of the Dba' bzhed, a text recounting the introduction of Buddhism to Tibet. The narrative of Buddhism's arrival in Tibet is known from a number of versions, but the Dba' bzhed--preserved in a single manuscript--is the oldest complete copy. Although the Dba' bzhed stands at the head of a long tradition of history writing in the Tibetan language, and has been known for more than two decades, this book provides a full transcription of the Tibetan for the first time, together with a new translation. The book also introduces Tibetan history and the Dba' bzhed with several introductory chapters on various aspects of the text by experienced scholars in the field of Tibetan philology. These detailed studies provide analysis of the text's narrative context, its position within traditional and current historiography, and the organisation and structure of the text itself and its antecedents. Bringing Buddhism to Tibet is essential reading for anyone interested in Tibetan history and kingship, the nature of Tibetan historical narrative or the traditions of text transmission and codicology. The book will also be of general interest to students of Buddhism and the spread of Buddhism across Asia.

Contents:

Preface / Lewis Doney

In Memoriam: Tsering Dhundup Gonkatsang (1951-2018) / John Bray

Abbreviations

Transliteration

Figures and Tables

Part One: Chapter 1: The Testimony of Ba: Literature and Exemplars / Lewis Doney

Chapter 2: An Archaeology of the Dba' bzhed Manuscript / Michael Willis, Tsering Gonkatsang

Chapter 3: Reflections on the Original Form and Function of the Testimony of Ba From Dunhuang / Sam van Schaik

Chapter 4: Archaisms and the Transmission of the Dba' bzhed / Brandon Dotson

Chapter 5: Narrative Sources of the Great Debate / Serena Biondo

Chapter 6: History, Identity and Religious Dynamics in the Portrayal of Khri Srong lde btsan / Lewis Doney

Part Two: Text and Translation / Tsering Gonkatsang, Michael Willis

Tibetan-Language Sources

Non-Tibetan Language Literature

Index to the Dba' bzhed Manuscript

Subject Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contains:

Container of: Sba bźed. English.

Other Format:

Online version: Bringing Buddhism to Tibet.

ISBN:

3110715228

9783110715224

OCLC:

1191246270