Gongga Laoren (1903-1997)

Her Role in the Spread of Tibetan Buddhism in Taiwan

von Fabienne Jagou

170 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Through the biography of an unusual Manchu Chinese female devotee who contributed to the spread of Tibetan Buddhism in Taiwan, the book provides a new angle at looking at Sino-Tibetan relations by bringing issues of gender, power, self-representation, and globalization. Gongga Laoren's life, actions and achievements show the fundamental elements behind the successful implementation of Tibetan Buddhism in a Han cultural environment and highlights a process that has created new expectations within communities, either Tibetan or Taiwanese, working in political, economic, religious and social contexts that have evolved from martial law in the 1960s to democratic rule today.

• Themen: Philosophie und Religion Religion und Glaube Buddhismus Einzelne Gruppen Mahayana Buddhismus Tibetischer Buddhismus
• ISBN: 9789004465749
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 08.07.2021
• Größe: 234 x 155 mm
• Verlag: Brill