Tibetan Buddhism in the Qing Dynasty

KalSang Gyal

• Publisher: Paths Publishing Group
• Year: 2022
• eBook ISBN:
  9781844646692
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Buddhism

Based on abundant Tibetan and Chinese materials, this book systematically discusses the development and evolution of Tibetan Buddhism in China during the Qing Dynasty, and makes a detailed exposition of the system of Buddhist rituals, the temporal and religious administration system, study on living Buddha reincarnation and the system of drawing a lot from the golden urn, the system of conferment and rewards, system of certificates of lamas and the management mode of lamas of Tibetan Buddhism in the Qing Dynasty. It restores the historical stage background of the activities of important figures of various sects. This book is not only a supplement to the previous studies, but also corrects some wrong judgments caused by the lack of historical data. Therefore, this book is of great significance to the study of Tibetan Buddhism and to the study of local history, political history and national history The Chinese version of this book was published in 2014 and has had a great impact in the academic world. Many scholars hope to translate it into English for publication because it involves the Tibetan Buddhism in China during the Qing Dynasty. The English version will help international academia understand the research results of Chinese scholars on this subject. Most of the previous studies on the history of Qing Dynasty and Tibetan Buddhism use Chinese materials. The author of this book is a Tibetan scholar who is proficient in Tibetan, Chinese and English. With his linguistic and literal advantages, he references and quotes a large number of first-hand Tibetan materials, which is more extensive and informative. There are many Tibetan Buddhism factions. In the past, the study of Tibetan Buddhism in the Qing Dynasty was mainly focused on special topics. This title was the first book to study it comprehensively and systematically. This book systematically combs the various factions of Tibetan Buddhism, expounds the establishment, inheritance, religious ceremony an

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title page
• Content
• Introduction
• Volume I
• Volume II