Forging the golden urn: the Qing Empire and the politics of reincarnation in Tibet
"In 1995, the People's Republic of China resurrected a Qing-era law mandating that the reincarnations of prominent Tibetan Buddhist monks be identified by drawing lots from a golden urn. The Chinese Communist Party hoped to limit the ability of the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan government in...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Columbia University Press
[2018]
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
| Series/Journal: | Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Qing dynasty
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B Qing dynasty / Tibet / Politics / Buddhism / Dge-lugs-pa / Transmigration of souls / History 1644-1911 |
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Reincarnation
Buddhism
Political aspects
B Buddhism (China) (Tibet Autonomous Region) History B Buddhism (China) (Tibet Autonomous Region) Rituals B China History Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 B Tibet Autonomous Region (China) Politics and government |
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