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Gongga Laoren (1903-1997) : her role in the spread of Tibetan Buddhism in Taiwan / Fabienne Jagou.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Studies on East Asian religions ; v.4.Publisher: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2021Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9004466282
  • 9789004466289
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Gongga Laoren (1903-1997)DDC classification:
  • 294.3092 B 23
LOC classification:
  • BQ960.O64
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Introduction -- 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.
Summary: "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"-- Provided by publisher.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)2972024

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- 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.

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

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