LEADER 02561nam 22005293 450 001 9910862000903321 005 20231110234158.0 010 $a90-04-46628-2 035 $a(CKB)4100000011984120 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6681487 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6681487 035 $a(OCoLC)1253439655 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011984120 100 $a20210901d2021 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aGongga Laoren (1903-1997) $eHer Role in the Spread of Tibetan Buddhism in Taiwan 210 1$aBoston :$cBRILL,$d2021. 210 4$dİ2021. 215 $a1 online resource (180 pages) 225 1 $aStudies on East Asian Religions 311 $a90-04-46574-X 327 $aIntroduction -- 1. Life in China and Tibet (from 1903 to 1958) -- 2. Building Religious Legitimacy in Taiwan (from 1958 to 1980) -- 3. Contribution to the Development of Tibetan Buddhism in Taiwan (from 1980 to 1997) -- 4. Spiritual Heritage -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Timeline of Gongga Laoren's Life (1903-1997) -- Glossary of Tibetan Names -- Bibliography -- Index. 330 $a"Through the biography of an unusual Manchu Chinese female devotee who contributed to the spread of Tibetan Buddhism in Taiwan, the book provides a new angle at looking at Sino-Tibetan relations by bringing issues of gender, power, self-representation, and globalization. Gongga Laoren's life, actions and achievements show the fundamental elements behind the successful implementation of Tibetan Buddhism in a Han cultural environment and highlights a process that has created new expectations within communities, either Tibetan or Taiwanese, working in political, economic, religious and social contexts that have evolved from martial law in the 1960s to democratic rule today"--$cProvided by publisher. 410 0$aStudies on East Asian Religions 517 $aGongga Laoren 606 $aBuddhist women$vBiography 606 $aBuddhist women$zTaiwan$vBiography 606 $aBuddhists$zTaiwan$vBiography 606 $aBuddhism$zTaiwan$xHistory$y20th century 615 0$aBuddhist women 615 0$aBuddhist women 615 0$aBuddhists 615 0$aBuddhism$xHistory 676 $a294.3092 676 $aB 700 $aJagou$b Fabienne$01310515 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910862000903321 996 $aGongga Laoren (1903-1997)$94167723 997 $aUNINA