Power Objects in Tibetan Buddhism
The Life, Writings, and Legacy of Sokdokpa Lodroe Gyeltsen
Published on 8. December 2016
Book
Hardback
532 pages
978-90-04-33019-1 (ISBN)
Description
In Power Objects in Tibetan Buddhism: The Life, Writings, and Legacy of Sokdokpa Lodroe 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 Lodroe 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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 33 mm
Weight
862 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-33019-1 (9789004330191)
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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.