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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462540003321

Autore

Nietupski Paul Kocot <1950->

Titolo

Labrang Monastery [[electronic resource] ] : a Tibetan Buddhist community on the inner Asian borderlands, 1709-1958 / / Paul Kocot Nietupski

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, c2011

ISBN

1-283-59949-X

9786613911940

0-7391-6445-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (306 p.)

Collana

Studies in modern Tibetan culture

Disciplina

951.45

Soggetti

Buddhists - China - Tibet Autonomous Region

Electronic books.

Amdo (China : Region) Civilization

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-261) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1: Amdo: An Overview; 2: Tibetan Religions in Amdo; 3: Labrang's Society; 4: Growth and Development: The Evolution of Labrang Monastery; 5: Twentieth-Century Labrang; 6: Visions and Realities at Labrang; Appendix 1 Family History: Gönpo Döndrup; Appendix 2 Pronunciation and Word Lists; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

This book is a social and political history of Labrang Monastery, located in Tibet's Amdo and China's Gansu Province. It includes a study of the religious heritage of the region and its interactions with surrounding ethnic groups and political powers.