Buddhism in Mongolian History, Culture, and Society

Acknowledgments Contributors Introduction Vesna A. Wallace Part I 1. What Happened to Queen Jönggen? Johan Elverskog 2. The Western Mongolian Clear Script and the Making of the Buddhist State Richard Taupier 3. Shakur Lama: The Last Attempt to Build the Buddhist State Baatr Kitinov 4. Modernities, Sense Making, and the Inscription of Mongolian Buddhist Place Matthew King 5. Envisioning a Mongolian Buddhist Identity through Chinggis Khaan Vesna A. Wallace Part II 6. Establishment of the Mergen Tradition of Mongolian Buddhism Uranchimeg Ujeed 7. Zanabazar (1635-1723): Vajrayana Art and the State in Medieval Mongolia Uranchimeg Tsultemin 8. The Power and Authority of Maitreya in Mongolia Examined through Mongolian Art Uranchimeg Tsultemin 9. A Literary History of Buddhism in Mongolia Simon Wickham-Smith 10. How Vajrapani Became a Mongol Vesna A. Wallace 11. What Do Protective Deities, Mongolian Heroes, and Fast Steeds Have in Common? Vesna A. Wallace 12. Buddhist Sacred Mountains, Auspicious Landscapes, and Their Agency Vesna A. Wallace Part III 13. Criminal Lamas: Court Cases Against Buddhist Monks in Early Socialist Mongolia Christopher Kaplonski 14. Transition and Transformation: Buddhist Women of Buryatia Karma Lekshe Tsomo 15. The Social and Cultural Practices of Buddhism: The Local Context of Inner Mongolia in the First Half of the Twentieth Century Hurelbaatar Ujeed