ISBN:
9781666913453
Language:
English
Pages:
303 Seiten
Series Statement:
Studies in modern Tibetan culture
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Wang, Meng, 1982- Life of the sixteenth Karmapa Rangjung Rigpe Dorje
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Wang, Meng, 1982 - The life of the sixteenth Karmapa Rangjung Rigpe Dorje
DDC:
294.3/923092
Keywords:
Rang-byung-rig-paʼi-rdo-rje
;
Bkaʼ-brgyud-pa lamas Biography
;
Asian history
;
Asiatische Geschichte
;
Buddhism
;
Buddhismus
;
HISTORY / Asia / General
;
HISTORY / Asia / India & South Asia
;
RELIGION / Buddhism / General (see also PHILOSOPHY / Buddhist)
;
Tibet Autonomous Region (China) Biography
;
Indian sub-continent
;
Indischer Subkontinent
;
Biografie 1924-1981
;
Rig-pavi-rdo-rje 1924-1981
;
Karmapa
;
Bodhisattva
Abstract:
The Sixteenth Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, was the first Tibetan Buddhist leader to make extensive teaching tours to the West. His three tours to Europe and North America from 1974 to 1980 led to the global expansion of Tibetan Buddhist schools. This book presents the most in-depth analysis of the Karmapa's contribution to the preservation and transmission of Tibetan Buddhism in exile. It is the first study to combine Tibetan life-writing and biographical materials in English with a thorough examination of the transformation of Tibetan Buddhism in the modern era of globalization. Drawing on a wide range of data from written accounts, collections of photographs, recordings of interviews, and documentaries, the author discusses the life and activity of the Karmapa through the lens of cross-cultural interaction between Buddhism and the West with a particular focus on Asian agency. The study shows that the Karmapa's transmission strategies emphasized continuity with tradition with some openness for adaptation. His traditionalist approach and his success on the global scale challenge the popular assumption that the transmission of Buddhism is primarily a matter of Westernization, which, in turn, calls for a broader view that recognizes its complex and dynamic nature
Description / Table of Contents:
Part I: A Cross-Cultural Approach: 1. The Tibetan Perspective -- 2. Western Context -- Part II: Reception: Perceiving the Karmapa: 3. Faithful Translation -- 4. The Emergence of New Narratives -- Part III: Transmission (I): Preservation: 5. Politics and Patronage -- 6. Preservation Initiative -- Part IV: Transmission (II): Expansion: 7. Preparing the Ground -- 8. Strategies on Tour -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Rangjung Rigpe Dorje's Rangnam: a Brief Autobiography -- Appendix B: Rangjung Rigpe Dorje's Namthar, Composed by Thrangu Rinpoche: the Life Story of the Victorious One, the Great Sixteenth [Karmapa] -- Bibliography -- About the Author.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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