03265nam 2200529 450 991079231970332120230810001508.090-04-33504-810.1163/9789004335042(CKB)3710000000966281(MiAaPQ)EBC4790435(OCoLC)956340477(nllekb)BRILL9789004335042(EXLCZ)99371000000096628120170117h20172017 uy| 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierPower objects in Tibetan Buddhism the life, writings, and legacy of Sokdokpa Lodrö Gyeltsen /by James Duncan GentryLeiden ;Boston :Brill,[2017]©20171 online resource (530 pages) mapsBrill's Tibetan studies library,1568-6183 ;volume 40Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph.D.)--Harvard University, 2014.90-04-33019-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- Introduction to Part 1 -- In the Vicinity of Things—Substance, Violence, and Power in the Milieu of Sokdokpa Lodrö Gyeltsen (1552–1624) -- Prowess and Persona in the Wielding of Things—Exorcisms, Objects, and Insights in the Life and Literary Career of a Mongol-repelling Scholar-Adept -- Controversies over Things—Drawing, Blurring, and Crossing Boundaries -- Things in Action and the Actions of Things—A Dynamic Ontology of Ritual Objects -- Continuities and Contentions over Things—The Legacy of Sokdokpa and the Material Links of Political Authority -- Final Considerations -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index.In Power Objects in Tibetan Buddhism: The Life, Writings, and Legacy of Sokdokpa Lodrö Gyeltsen , James Duncan Gentry explores how objects of power figure in Tibetan religion, society, and polity through a study of the life of the Tibetan Buddhist ritual specialist Sokdokpa Lodrö Gyeltsen (1552–1624) within the broader context of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Tibet. In presenting Sokdokpa’s career and legacy, Gentry traces the theme of power objects across a wide spectrum of genres to show how Tibetan Buddhists themselves have theorized about objects of power and implemented them in practice. This study therefore provides a lens into how power objects serve as points of convergence for elite doctrinal discourses, socio-political dynamics, and popular religious practices in Tibetan Buddhist societies.Brill's Tibetan studies library ;volume 40.Power (Christian theology)Religious aspectsBuddhismRnying-ma-pa (Sect)Rnying-ma-pa lamasChinaTibet Autonomous RegionBiographyPower (Christian theology)Religious aspectsBuddhism.Rnying-ma-pa (Sect)Rnying-ma-pa lamas294.3/923092BGentry James Duncan1585090MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910792319703321Power objects in Tibetan Buddhism3869375UNINA