Tibetan Buddhism among Han Chinese

Tibetan Buddhism among Han Chinese PDF Author: Joshua Esler
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1498584659
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 315

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Book Description
This study analyzes the growing appeal of Tibetan Buddhism among Han Chinese in contemporary China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. It examines the Tibetan tradition’s historical context and its social, cultural, and political adaptation to Chinese society, as well as the effects on Han practitioners. The author's analysis is based on fieldwork in all three locations and includes a broad range of interlocutors, such as Tibetan religious teachers, Han practitioners, and lay Tibetans.