TY  - BOOK
AU  - Jagou,Fabienne
TI  - Gongga Laoren (1903-1997): her role in the spread of Tibetan Buddhism in Taiwan 
T2  - Studies on East Asian religions,
SN  - 9004466282
AV  - BQ960.O64 
U1  - 294.3092B 23
PY  - 2021///
CY  - Leiden, Boston
PB  - Brill
KW  - Gongga Laoren,
KW  - Buddhist women
KW  - Biography
KW  - Taiwan
KW  - Buddhists
KW  - Buddhism
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Femmes bouddhistes
KW  - Biographies
KW  - Bouddhisme
KW  - Histoire
KW  - 20e siècle
KW  - fast
N1  - 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
N2  - "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"--
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