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Identity, Ritual and State in Tibetan Buddhism: The Foundations of Authority in Gelukpa Monasticism Martin A. Mills 9780415591386
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Identity, Ritual and State in Tibetan Buddhism: The Foundations of Authority in Gelukpa Monasticism Martin A. Mills 9780415591386

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This is a major anthropological study of contemporary Tibetan Buddhist monasticism and tantric ritual in the Ladakh region of North-West India and of the role of tantric ritual in the formation and maintenance of traditional forms of state structure and political consciousness in Tibet.
Containing detailed descriptions and analyses of monastic ritual, the work builds up a picture of Tibetan tantric traditions as they interact with more localised understandings of bodily identity and territorial cosmology, to produce a substantial re-interpretation of the place of monks as ritual performers and peripheral householders in Ladakh. The work also examines the central and indispensable role of incarnate lamas, such as the Dalai Lama, in the religious life of Tibetan Buddhists.


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'Martin A. Mills's account takes the reader ... through a tour de force exposition of Tibetan culture, society, and religion.' - The Journal of Asian Studies





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ISBN 9780415591386
Author Martin A. Mills
Format Paperback
Page Count 434
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 606g

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