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Envisioning a Tibetan Luminary

- The Life of a Modern Boenpo Saint

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Envisioning a Tibetan Luminary examines the religious biography of Shardza Tashi Gyaltsen (1859-1934), the most significant modern figure representing the Tibetan B├╢n religion-a vital minority tradition that is underrepresented in Tibetan studies. The work is based on fieldwork conducted in eastern Tibet and in the B├╢n exile community in India, where traditional Tibetan scholars collaborated closely on the project. Utilizing close readings of two versionsof Shardza''s life-story, along with oral history collected in B├╢n communities, this book presents and interprets the biographical image of this major figure, culminating with an English translation of his life story.William M. Gorvine argues that the disciple-biographer''s literary portrait not only enacts and shapes religious ideals to foster faith among its readership, but also attempts to quell tensions that had developed among his original audience. Among the B├╢n community today, Shardza Tashi Gyaltsen has come to be unequivocally revered for an impressive textual legacy and a saintly death. During his lifetime, however, he faced prominent critics within his own lineage who went so far as to issuepolemical attacks against him. As Gorvine shows, the biographical texts that inform us about Shardza''s life are best understood when read on multiple registers, with attention given to the ways in which the religious ideals on display reflect the broader literary, cultural, and historical contexts withinwhich they were envisioned and articulated.

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  • Språk:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780199362349
  • Bindende:
  • Hardback
  • Sider:
  • 328
  • Utgitt:
  • 10 januar 2019
  • Dimensjoner:
  • 236x157x23 mm.
  • Vekt:
  • 635 g.
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Envisioning a Tibetan Luminary examines the religious biography of Shardza Tashi Gyaltsen (1859-1934), the most significant modern figure representing the Tibetan B├╢n religion-a vital minority tradition that is underrepresented in Tibetan studies. The work is based on fieldwork conducted in eastern Tibet and in the B├╢n exile community in India, where traditional Tibetan scholars collaborated closely on the project. Utilizing close readings of two versionsof Shardza''s life-story, along with oral history collected in B├╢n communities, this book presents and interprets the biographical image of this major figure, culminating with an English translation of his life story.William M. Gorvine argues that the disciple-biographer''s literary portrait not only enacts and shapes religious ideals to foster faith among its readership, but also attempts to quell tensions that had developed among his original audience. Among the B├╢n community today, Shardza Tashi Gyaltsen has come to be unequivocally revered for an impressive textual legacy and a saintly death. During his lifetime, however, he faced prominent critics within his own lineage who went so far as to issuepolemical attacks against him. As Gorvine shows, the biographical texts that inform us about Shardza''s life are best understood when read on multiple registers, with attention given to the ways in which the religious ideals on display reflect the broader literary, cultural, and historical contexts withinwhich they were envisioned and articulated.

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