Building a Religious Empire: Tibetan Buddhism, Bureaucracy, and the Rise of the Gelukpa

Building a Religious Empire presents an account of the Geluk school of Tibetan Buddhism during its expansion and consolidation of power from the mid-seventeenth through the mid-eighteenth centuries, examining the extraordinary effort Geluk lamas put into establishing institutional frameworks to stan...

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Main Author: Sullivan, Brenton (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Press 2021
In:Year: 2021
Edition:1st edition
Series/Journal:Encounters with Asia Ser.
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Lamaism / Dge-lugs-pa / State
Further subjects:B Electronic books
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Summary:Building a Religious Empire presents an account of the Geluk school of Tibetan Buddhism during its expansion and consolidation of power from the mid-seventeenth through the mid-eighteenth centuries, examining the extraordinary effort Geluk lamas put into establishing institutional frameworks to standardize monastic life.
Cover -- Building a Religious Empire -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- A Note on Language and Romanization -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Geluk School's Innovative Use of Monastic Constitutions -- Chapter 2. Administering a Monastery for the "Common Good" -- Chapter 3. Institutionalizing Tantra -- Chapter 4. The Systematization of Doctrine and Education -- Chapter 5. Singing Together in One Voice -- Conclusion -- Appendix. Monastic Constitutions to the Mid-Eighteenth Century -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments.
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ISBN:0812297679