Himalayan Passages
Tibetan and Newar Studies in Honor of Hubert Decleer
1st Edition
Published on 12. August 2014
400 pages
978-1-61429-092-6 (ISBN)
Description
Explore new research on the religious and cultural traditions of the Himalayan Buddhist world.
Over decades, hundreds of American undergraduates spending a semester abroad have been introduced to Tibetan culture in India, Nepal, and China by Hubert Decleer. A number went on to become prominent scholars in the field at institutions such as Yale, Berkeley, and Georgetown, and as a tribute to him they have put together this collection of cutting-edge research in Himalayan studies, bringing together contributions of this new generation with those of senior researchers in the field. This new research on the religion and culture of the Himalayan Buddhist world spans a broad range of subjects, periods, and approaches, and the diversity and strength of the contributions ensures Himalayan Passages be warmly welcomed by scholars, travelers, and Tibetan Buddhists alike.
Highlights include:
Over decades, hundreds of American undergraduates spending a semester abroad have been introduced to Tibetan culture in India, Nepal, and China by Hubert Decleer. A number went on to become prominent scholars in the field at institutions such as Yale, Berkeley, and Georgetown, and as a tribute to him they have put together this collection of cutting-edge research in Himalayan studies, bringing together contributions of this new generation with those of senior researchers in the field. This new research on the religion and culture of the Himalayan Buddhist world spans a broad range of subjects, periods, and approaches, and the diversity and strength of the contributions ensures Himalayan Passages be warmly welcomed by scholars, travelers, and Tibetan Buddhists alike.
Highlights include:
- Donald S. Lopez, Jr. tells the story of Gendun Chopel's unusual visit to Sri Lanka in 1941.
- Leonard van der Kuijp examines the Bodhicittavivarana, an ancient work on the enlightened resolve to free all beings.
- Kabir Mansingh Heimsath compares Western and Chinese curatorial approaches to Tibetan modern art.
- Alexander von Rospatt illuminates the fascinating history and artistic details of the famous Svayambhu stupa in Kathmandu.
- Sarah H. Jacoby translates the short autobiography of Sera Khandro, the celebrated female Tibetan mystic of a century ago.
- Additional contributors include Franz-Karl Ehrhard, Ernst Steinkellner, Jacob P. Dalton, Iain Sinclair, Anne Vergati, Punya Prasad Parajuli, and Dominique Townsend.
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Tibetan and Newar Studies in Honor of Hubert Decleer
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Content
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Publisher's Acknowledgment
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1. Places and Pilgrimage
- Lowo Khenchen (1456-1532) and the Buddhist Pilgrimage to the Arya Wati Zangpo
- The Mural Paintings of the Svayambhupura?a at the Shrine of Santipur and Their Origins with Pratapa Malla
- Redacting Sacred Landscape in Nepal: The Vicissitudes of Yolmo's Tiger Cave Lion Fortress
- When Vehicles Collide: A Tibetan in Sri Lanka, 1941
- 2. Texts and Manuscripts
- Some Text-Historical Issues with the Bodhicittavivara?a by a Nagarjuna and the Tibetan Commentarial Literature
- Lha lu? dPal rdor's "Soul Stone" at Yer pa-in Full View
- Preliminary Remarks on a Newly Discovered Biography of Nupchen Sangyé Yeshé
- The Excellent Path of Devotion: An Annotated Translation of Sera Khandro's Short Autobiography
- 3. Ritual and Visual Traditions
- Envisioning Durjayacandra's Saptak?arasadhana: On the Sources and Sponsors of a Twelfth-Century Painting of Seven-Syllabled Sa?vara
- Representing Mahacaitya Svayambhu in Painting
- Gods and Superheroes: Some Thoughts on Contemporary Tibetan Art
- 4. Histories and Transmissions
- Vanaratna and His Activities in Fifteenth-Century Nepal
- Epistles of Interdependence: Preliminary Reflections on the Fifth Dalai Lama's Letters to Terdak Lingpa
- The Red and Yellow War: Dispatches from the Field
- Contributors
