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The Power of Publishing in Early Modern Tibetan Buddhism
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The Power of Publishing in Early Modern Tibetan Buddhism explores the historical and religious dynamics that led to the “golden age” of Tibetan printing in the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, when Tibetan woodblock publishing reached its zenith. By tracing the publication and circulation of Tibetan books in early modern Asia, from the Fifth Dalai Lama's Potala Palace in Lhasa, through cosmopolitan Qing Beijing, and into monastic colleges on the Sino-Tibetan borderlands, this book demonstrates how woodblock publishing helped shape the religious and political landscapes of Tibet, Mongolia, and China into the twentieth century. Intertwined with this larger historical narrative, this volume explores the meaning and purpose of books in early modern Tibetan Buddhist cultures, especially the role of Mahayana Buddhist ideas as a driving force behind both the growth of woodblock publishing at that time and the use of Tibetan Buddhist books for a variety of activities, including scholarship, exchange, ritual, and a wide range of reading practices.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Dalai Lama’s Books
Chapter 2: Tibetan Buddhist Publishing and Ritual in Qing Beijing
Chapter 3: Derge as a Center of Publishing, Scholarship, and Ritual
Chapter 4: Choné: Publishing in the Sino-Tibetan Borderlands
Chapter 5: Labrang Publishing and Tibetan Buddhist Reading Practices
Epilogue
Bibliography
About the Author
Product details
| Published | 15 Feb 2025 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 286 |
| ISBN | 9781666958003 |
| Imprint | Lexington Books |
| Illustrations | 14 BW Photos, 3 Tables |
| Dimensions | 229 x 152 mm |
| Series | Studies in Modern Tibetan Culture |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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