Building a religious empire : Tibetan Buddhism, bureaucracy, and the rise of the Gelukpa

Summary: Building a Religious Empire presents an account of the Geluk school of Tibetan Buddhism during its expansion and consolidation of power from the mid-seventeenth through the mid-eighteenth centuries, examining the extraordinary effort Geluk lamas put into establishing institutional frameworks to standardize monastic life.

Record details

ISBN: 9780812252675
ISBN: 0812252675
ISBN: 9780812297676
ISBN: 0812297679
Physical Description: 1 online resource (280 pages) : illustrations
remote
Computer data.
Publisher: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2021]
Copyright: ©2021

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:august.24 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Geluk School's Innovative Use of Monastic Constitutions -- Chapter 2. Administering a Monastery for the "Common Good" -- Chapter 3. Institutionalizing Tantra -- Chapter 4. The Systematization of Doctrine and Education -- Chapter 5. Singing Together in One Voice -- Conclusion.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by JSTOR.
Source of Description Note:	Online resource; title from PDF title page (JSTOR, viewed April 15, 2021).