Buddhism in Mongolian History, Culture, and Society.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wallace, Vesna A., Editor.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (352 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford University Press 2015

Summary:

Buddhism in Mongolian History, Culture, and Society explores the unique elements of Mongolian Buddhism while challenging its stereotyped image as a mere replica of Tibetan Buddhism. Vesna A. Wallace brings together an interdisciplinary group of leading scholars to explore the interaction between the Mongolian indigenous culture and Buddhism, the features that Buddhism acquired through its adaptation to the Mongolian cultural sphere, and the ways Mongols have constructed their Buddhist identity. The contributors explore the ways that Buddhism retained unique Mongolian features through Qing and Mongol support, and bring to light the ways in which Mongolian Buddhists saw Buddhism as inseparable from "Mongolness." They show that by being greatly supported by Mongol and Qing empires, suppressed by the communist governments, and experiencing revitalization facilitated by democratization and the challenges posed by modernity, Buddhism underwent a series of transformations while retaining unique Mongolian features.The book covers historical events, social and political conditions, and influential personages in Mongolian Buddhism from the sixteenth century to the present, and addresses the artistic and literary expressions of Mongolian Buddhism and various Mongolian Buddhist practices and beliefs.

Contents:

Contributors Introduction Part 1 1. Whatever Happened to Queen Jönggen? Queen Jönggen Rewriting History Buddhism And Mongol Culture Mongolian Buddhism? Buddhism And Mongol Women Conclusion 2. The Western Mongolian Clear Script and the Making of a Buddhist State Introduction The Characteristics Of Buddhist States In Central Asia The Seventeenth-Century Oirats The Great Oirat Gegeen, Zaya Pandita Namkhai Jamtsu The Clear Script Failure To Find Peace And Prosperity 3. Shakur Lama: The Last Attempt to Build the Buddhist State At The Beginning Of The Great Path The Inner Factors And Influences The Outer Facts Of Interest The Delegation Of 1729 And Its Results A Collapse Of The Dream Conclusion 4. Modernities, Sense Making, and the Inscription of Mongolian Buddhist Place Zawa Damdin: Wandering Author Of Place An Avenue Of Modernist Intrusion: The Shine Toly Refuting The Round World In The Golden Book Post-Qing Buddhism And Practices Of Knowledge Production 5. Envisioning a Mongolian Buddhist Identity Through Chinggis Khan Introduction Discourses On Chinggis Khan And Mongolian Buddhist Identity In Modern Mongolia Mongolian Buddhist Chronicles On Chinggis Khan's Contribution To Buddhism Chinggis Khan As A Buddhist Deity And Ethicization Of His Military Campaigns Buddhist Rituals Of Worshipping Chinggis Khan Conclusion Part II 6. Establishment of the Mergen Tradition of Mongolian Buddhism Introduction The Origin Of The Mergen Tradition Of Mongolian Buddhism Institutionalization Of The Mergen Tradition A Lineage Root Lama Of The Mergen Tradition Mergen Gegeen's Regulations Regarding Monastic Practices Mergen Gegeen's Reformation Of The Mongolian Chanting Mergen Gegeen's Reworking Of Translated Texts Mergen Gegeen's Composition Of New Texts Conclusion 7. Zanabazar (1635-1723): Vajrayāna Art and the State in Medieval Mongolia Introduction Zanabazar: The Artist And Legendary Hero Zanabazar's Selection Of Buddhist Texts And Images The Twenty-One Tārās Vajradhara And Vajrasattva Maitreya, The Future Buddha The Point Of Production Conclusion 8. The Power and Authority of Maitreya in Mongolia Examined Through Mongolian Art Introduction Zanabazar's Statues Of Maitreya Maitreya In The Mural Paintings In Altan Khan's Maitreya Monastery A Grand Maitreya Statue Of Ikh Khüree The Maitreya Procession And Longevity Rite In The Paintings Of The Eighth Jebtsundamba Bogd Gegeen Conclusion 9. A Literary History of Buddhism in Mongolia A Brief Historical Introduction: Mongolian Language And Mongolian Worldview Stylistic Features Of Mongolian Buddhist Literature Of The Eighteenth And Nineteenth Centuries Features Of Mongolian Buddhist Literature Of The Early Twentieth Century The Revolutionary Period And Beyond 10. How Vajrapāṇi Became a Mongol Introduction Vajrapānṇi As The Otgontenger Mountain Enthronement Of Vajrapānṇi's Thangka And Its Geopolitical Implications Vajrapānṇi As Mongol Rulers And As Famous Religious And Political Figures Conclusion "How Vajrapānṇi Created The World" (Version One) "How Vajrapānṇi Created The World" (Version Two) "How Vajrapānṇi Subdued Rāhu" "How Vajrapānṇi Subjugated A Demon" "How Vajrapānṇi Became Blue In Color" "How Vajrapānṇi Overpowered A Nāga" 11. What Do Protective Deities, Mongolian Heroes, and Fast Steeds Have in Common? Introduction Jamsran ("Brother-And-Sister"), Or Begzee (T. Beg Tse, "a Coat Of Mail") Hero's Steed And Hayagrīva As The Protector Of The Steed Conclusion 12. Buddhist Sacred Mountains, Auspicious Landscapes,and Their Agency Introduction The Environmental Preservation: Religious Taboos And State Regulations Animated Landscapes And Their Hidden Agents The Power Of Landscapes And The "Mongolian Buddhist Semiotics Of Nature" Conclusion Part III 13. Criminal Lamas: Court Cases Against Buddhist Monks in Early Socialist Mongolia Political Courts Lamas And The Law Separating Religion And State Lamas On Trial The Panoply Of Charges Counter-Revolutionaries Conclusion 14. Transition and Transformation: Buddhist Women of Buryatia The Historical Landscape Buryat Buddhism Under Early Russian Rule Siberian Religious Encounters Buddhism Under Soviet Rule Restoration And Revitalization Buryat Women's Lives And Values A Question Of Gender A Reciprocal Transformation Reflections For The Future 15. The Social and Cultural Practices of Buddhism: The Local Context of Inner Mongolia in the First Half of the Twentieth Century Introduction A Brief Survey Of Buddhism In Inner Mongolia Monastery Lamas Laity Conclusion

ISBN:

0-19-026693-7

0-19-995865-3

OCLC:

897810191