Forging the golden urn : the Qing Empire and the politics 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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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Oidtmann, Max (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2018]
Series:Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University.
Subjects:
1644-1912
Reincarnation > Buddhism > Political aspects.
Buddhism > China > Tibet Autonomous Region > History.
Buddhism > China > Tibet Autonomous Region > Rituals.
Réincarnation > Bouddhisme > Aspect politique.
HISTORY / Asia / China
Buddhism
Buddhism > Rituals
Politics and government
Qing Dynasty (China)
Tibet Autonomous Region (China) > Politics and government.
China > History > Qing dynasty, 1644-1912.
Région autonome du Tibet (Chine) > Politique et gouvernement.
Chine > Histoire > 1644-1912 (Dynastie des Qing)
China
China > Tibet Autonomous Region
History
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