Power Objects in Tibetan Buddhism by James Duncan Gentry
In Power Objects in Tibetan Buddhism: The Life, Writings, and Legacy of Sokdokpa Lodrö Gyeltsen, James Duncan Gentry explores how objects of power figure in Tibetan religion, society, and polity through a study of the life of the Tibetan Buddhist ritual specialist Sokdokpa Lodrö Gyeltsen (1552–1624) within the broader context of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Tibet. In presenting Sokdokpa’s career and legacy, Gentry traces the theme of power objects across a wide spectrum of genres to show how Tibetan Buddhists themselves have theorized about objects of power and implemented them in practice. This study therefore provides a lens into how power objects serve as points of convergence for elite doctrinal discourses, socio-political dynamics, and popular religious practices in Tibetan Buddhist societies.-
Studying the Bka’ ’gyur and Bstan ’gyur
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The Tibetan Policy of the PRC Government from 1949 to 1951
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Rolf Stein's Tibetica Antiqua
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Esoteric Buddhism at Dunhuang
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Buddhism and Empire
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Vision and Violence
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Crazy for Wisdom
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Opening the Hidden Land
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Long Lives and Untimely Deaths
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Lamas, Shamans and Ancestors
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Monastic and Lay Traditions in North-Eastern Tibet
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Peace and Conflict in Ladakh
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Nomads of Eastern Tibet
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Contributions to the Cultural History of Early Tibet
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Mahamudra in India and Tibet
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Homeland or Religion? Personal Identity Building in Zangskar, Indian Himalayas
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Hidden Lands in Himalayan Myth and History
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Divination in Exile
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Effortless Spontaneity: The Dzogchen Commentaries by Nubchen Sangye Yeshe
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The Many Faces of King Gesar
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Knowledge and Context in Tibetan Medicine
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Spirit-mediums, Sacred Mountains and Related Bon Textual Traditions in Upper Tibet
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The Mardzong Manuscripts
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Taxation in Tibetan Societies: Rules, Practices and Discourses
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Ethnolinguistic Prehistory of the Eastern Himalaya
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The Words and World of Ge bcags Nunnery
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Art and Architecture in Ladakh
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Kailas Histories
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Tibetan Printing: Comparison, Continuities, and Change
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Social Regulation: Case Studies from Tibetan History
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Tibetan Inscriptions
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Enlightened Rainbows
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Revisiting Rituals in a Changing Tibetan World
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The Archaeology of Tibetan Books
James Duncan Gentry, Ph.D. (2014), Harvard University, is Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies at the Centre for Buddhist Studies at Rangjung Yeshe Institute, Kathmandu University, Nepal.
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| ISBN 13 | 9789004330191 |
| ISBN 10 | 9004330194 |
| Title | Power Objects in Tibetan Buddhism |
| Author | James Duncan Gentry |
| Series | Brill's Tibetan Studies Library |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Brill |
| Year published | 2016-12-08 |
| Number of pages | 532 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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