Tibetan Buddhism among Han Chinese : mediation and superscription of the Tibetan tradition in contemporary Chinese society
by
 
Esler, Joshua, author.

Title
Tibetan Buddhism among Han Chinese : mediation and superscription of the Tibetan tradition in contemporary Chinese society

Author
Esler, Joshua, author.

ISBN
9781498584647

Personal Author
Esler, Joshua, author.

Physical Description
xlii, 271 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm

Abstract
This study analyzes the growing appeal of Tibetan Buddhism among Han Chinese in contemporary China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. It examines the Tibetan tradition's historical context and its social, cultural, and political adaptation to Chinese society, as well as the effects on Han practitioners. The author's analysis is based on fieldwork in all three locations and includes a broad range of interlocutors, such as Tibetan religious teachers, Han practitioners, and lay Tibetans.

Subject Term
Buddhism -- China.
 
Buddhism -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region.
 
Chinese -- Religion.
 
Buddhism.
 
Religion.

Geographic Term
China -- Religion -- 21st century.
 
China.
 
China -- Tibet Autonomous Region.

Bibliographical References
Includes bibliographical references and index.

Field 805
npmlib 10905815 E85 E9657 yh


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