This book explores the Buddhist role in the formation of Tibetan religious thought and identity. In three major sections, the author examines Tibet's eighth-century conversion, sources of dispute with
This is a major anthropological study of contemporary Tibetan Buddhist monasticism and tantric ritual in the Ladakh region of North-West India and of the role of tantric ritual in the formation and ma
Uncover the surprising ways the status of Tsongkhapa, one of Tibet’s most celebrated saints, evolved over time.Authorized Lives is the first work devoted to early Geluk history and to the role of biog
