The Jébumgang temple
ritual architecture and the defense of the modern Tibetan state
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Author
Publication
2019 - Garuda Books, [Rudolfstetten], Switzerland
Language
English
Word Count
22,250 words, Guess
Page Count
89 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL44092558M
- ISBN-139783906139357
- ISBN-103906139352
- OCLC Control Number1109861135
Classifications
- DDC950
- LCCNA6047.L43 A34 2019
Alternate Titles
- Ritual architecture and the defense of the modern Tibetan state
Description
The Jébumgang temple (Tib. Rje 'bum sgang), with its ornamental gilt roof, was a highly visible landmark on the northern skyline of the old city of Lhasa, Tibet, yet it attracted little attention, and its story seems to have been largely unknown. This study locates its origins in an intriguing period of the city's modern history, the reassertion of Tibetan political authority during the last decades of the Manchu empire, and accession to power of the 13th Dalai Lama. The study considers the questions that this raises, about the role of Nyingmapa ritual and prophecy in the resurgence of the Ganden Potrang state, and the emergence of a sectarian controversy that has haunted it ever since.
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