Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xxvii, 311 pages)
ISBN:
9789047429289
Series Statement:
Brill's Tibetan studies library volume 22
Content:
Preliminary Material /M.L. Walter -- Chapter One. Religion And Politics In Tibet’S Imperial Government, And The Place Of Buddhism Therein /M.L. Walter -- Chapter Two. Sku, Bla, Lha, Etc.: The Language And Phraseology Of Early Tibetan Politics And Religion /M.L. Walter -- Chapter Three. Rituals In The Imperium And Later: Continuity In The Rituals Of Tibetan Buddhism /M.L. Walter -- Chapter Four. The Intersection Of Religion And Politics /M.L. Walter -- Appendix One. The Religio-Political Significance Of Gold /M.L. Walter -- Appendix Two. A Brief Excursus On Bon /M.L. Walter -- Select Bibliography /M.L. Walter -- Index /M.L. Walter.
Content:
This book convincingly reassesses the role of political institutions in the introduction of Buddhism under the Tibetan Empire (c. 620-842), showing how relationships formed in the Imperial period underlie many of the unique characteristics of traditional Tibetan Buddhism. Taking original sources as a point of departure, the author persuasively argues that later sources hitherto used for the history of early Tibetan Buddhism in fact project later ideas backward, thus distorting our view of its enculturation. Following the pattern of Buddhism’s spread elsewhere in Asia, the early Tibetan imperial court realized how useful normative Buddhist concepts were. This work clearly shows that, while some beliefs and practices per se changed after the Tibetan Empire, the model of socio-political-religious leadership developed in that earlier period survived its demise and still constitutes a significant element in contemporary Tibetan Buddhist religious culture
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789004175846
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9004175849
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Walter, Michael L., 1949 - Buddhism and empire Leiden [u.a.] : Brill, 2009 ISBN 9004175849
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789004175846
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
,
Theology
Keywords:
Tibet
;
China
;
Politik
;
Tibetischer Buddhismus
;
Staat
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