1st Edition
Rule By Incarnation Tibetan Buddhism And Its Role In Society And State
By Franz Michael
Copyright 1982
227 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
227 Pages
by
Routledge
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The 1959 Chinese military takeover of Tibet brought an end to a unique way of life in which Buddhism provided legitimacy to political and social authority in Tibet and served as value system, cultural bond, philosophy of life, and framework for a complex political and social order. The religious-political system of Tibet now exists only in the memories of those who experienced it. This book... Read more
Also of Interest -- Preface -- Introduction -- Religion and Government in Tibet -- The Ecclesiastical and Secular Arms of Government -- Government Agencies and Procedures -- Provincial and Local Government -- The Social Order -- Education -- Survival of a Culture? -- The Last Testament of the Thirteenth Dalai Lama (1876-1933) -- Gangloma: In Praise of Manjusri -- The Sixteen Human Principles (Michö Tsangma Chudruk) -- The Charter of Hemis Monastery (Kagyupa Order) -- Endowment of Funds for Namling Monastery in Western Tibet -- Selected Passages from the Charter of Sera Monastery
Biography
Franz Michael
