Tibetan Buddhism among Han Chinese: mediation and superscription of the Tibetan tradition in contemporary Chinese society

This study analyzes the growing appeal of Tibetan Buddhism among Han Chinese in contemporary China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. It examines the Tibetan tradition's historical context and its social, cultural, and political adaptation to Chinese society, as well as the effects on Han practitioners. T...

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1. VerfasserIn: Esler, Joshua (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Lanham Boulder New York London Lexington Books 2020
In:Jahr: 2020
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B China / Taiwan / Hongkong / Tibetischer Buddhismus
RelBib Classification:BL Buddhismus
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Zusammenfassung:This study analyzes the growing appeal of Tibetan Buddhism among Han Chinese in contemporary China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. It examines the Tibetan tradition's historical context and its social, cultural, and political adaptation to Chinese society, as well as the effects on Han practitioners. The author's analysis is based on fieldwork in all three locations and includes a broad range of interlocutors, such as Tibetan religious teachers, Han practitioners, and lay Tibetans
ISBN:1498584640