Buddhism in Mongolia explores the unique historical and cultural elements of Mongolian Buddhism while challenging its stereotyped image as a mere replica of Tibetan Buddhism. The book illuminates the historical, social, and cultural contexts within which Buddhism has operated as a major social and cultural force among the Mongols.
Buddhism in Mongolia explores the unique historical and cultural elements of Mongolian Buddhism while challenging its stereotyped image as a mere replica of Tibetan Buddhism. The book illuminates the historical, social, and cultural contexts within which Buddhism has operated as a major social and cultural force among the Mongols.
Vesna A. Wallace is a Professor of Religious Studies in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her areas of specialization are Indian and Mongolian Buddhist traditions.
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* Acknowledgments * Contributors * Introduction * Vesna A. Wallace * Part I * 1. What Happened to Queen Jönggen? * Johan Elverskog * 2. The Western Mongolian Clear Script and the Making of the Buddhist State * Richard Taupier * 3. Shakur Lama: The Last Attempt to Build the Buddhist State * Baatr Kitinov * 4. Modernities, Sense Making, and the Inscription of Mongolian Buddhist Place * Matthew King * 5. Envisioning a Mongolian Buddhist Identity through Chinggis Khaan * Vesna A. Wallace * Part II * 6. Establishment of the Mergen Tradition of Mongolian Buddhism * Uranchimeg Ujeed * 7. Zanabazar (1635-1723): Vajrayana Art and the State in Medieval Mongolia * Uranchimeg Tsultemin * 8. The Power and Authority of Maitreya in Mongolia Examined through Mongolian Art * Uranchimeg Tsultemin * 9. A Literary History of Buddhism in Mongolia * Simon Wickham-Smith * 10. How Vajrapani Became a Mongol * Vesna A. Wallace * 11. What Do Protective Deities, Mongolian Heroes, and Fast Steeds Have in Common? * Vesna A. Wallace * 12. Buddhist Sacred Mountains, Auspicious Landscapes, and Their Agency * Vesna A. Wallace * Part III * 13. Criminal Lamas: Court Cases Against Buddhist Monks in Early Socialist Mongolia * Christopher Kaplonski * 14. Transition and Transformation: Buddhist Women of Buryatia * Karma Lekshe Tsomo * 15. The Social and Cultural Practices of Buddhism: The Local Context of Inner Mongolia in the First Half of the Twentieth Century * Hurelbaatar Ujeed
* Acknowledgments * Contributors * Introduction * Vesna A. Wallace * Part I * 1. What Happened to Queen Jönggen? * Johan Elverskog * 2. The Western Mongolian Clear Script and the Making of the Buddhist State * Richard Taupier * 3. Shakur Lama: The Last Attempt to Build the Buddhist State * Baatr Kitinov * 4. Modernities, Sense Making, and the Inscription of Mongolian Buddhist Place * Matthew King * 5. Envisioning a Mongolian Buddhist Identity through Chinggis Khaan * Vesna A. Wallace * Part II * 6. Establishment of the Mergen Tradition of Mongolian Buddhism * Uranchimeg Ujeed * 7. Zanabazar (1635-1723): Vajrayana Art and the State in Medieval Mongolia * Uranchimeg Tsultemin * 8. The Power and Authority of Maitreya in Mongolia Examined through Mongolian Art * Uranchimeg Tsultemin * 9. A Literary History of Buddhism in Mongolia * Simon Wickham-Smith * 10. How Vajrapani Became a Mongol * Vesna A. Wallace * 11. What Do Protective Deities, Mongolian Heroes, and Fast Steeds Have in Common? * Vesna A. Wallace * 12. Buddhist Sacred Mountains, Auspicious Landscapes, and Their Agency * Vesna A. Wallace * Part III * 13. Criminal Lamas: Court Cases Against Buddhist Monks in Early Socialist Mongolia * Christopher Kaplonski * 14. Transition and Transformation: Buddhist Women of Buryatia * Karma Lekshe Tsomo * 15. The Social and Cultural Practices of Buddhism: The Local Context of Inner Mongolia in the First Half of the Twentieth Century * Hurelbaatar Ujeed
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