Nonsectarianism (Ris Med) in 19th- And 20th-Century Eastern Tibet

Religious Diffusion and Cross-Fertilization Beyond the Reach of the Central Tibetan Government
Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-90-04-46077-5
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 49, 254 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 237 mm, Gewicht: 512 g

Reihe: Brill's Tibetan Studies Library

The volume brings together nine contributions presenting cutting-edge research on ris med. The relatively high degree of political autonomy in the A mdo and Khams regions paved the way for the Rnying ma, Sa skya, Bka’ brgyud, Jo nang, and Bon traditions to closely collaborate with each other in a spirit of mutual respect and non-partiality (ris med), while enjoying protection and support from local rulers. The contributors examine degrees of tolerance ranging from hierarchical inclusivism to genuine pluralism, inter-tradition relations and collaborations, religio-political entanglements, and the positions, writings and actions of the key figures of ris med. Thus, they bring to light that ris med cannot be reduced to its historical, political, religious or sociological facet, but is always a conglomerate of all of them.

Groundbreaking research by leading international Tibetan studies scholars Filippo Brambilla, Gabriele Coura, Douglas Duckworth, Adam C. Krug, Klaus-Dieter Mathes, Giacomella Orofino, Rachel H. Pang, Adam S. Pearcey, and Frédéric Richard.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mathes, Klaus-Dieter

Coura, Gabriele

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Buddhismus Tibetischer Buddhismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures

Notes on Contributors

Introduction

Klaus-Dieter Mathes

At the End of an Era: The Forgotten Story of 'Jam dbyangs Mkhyen brtse Chos kyi dbang phyug

Giacomella Orofino

Pha bong kha, Shugs ldan and the Ris med Movement

Frédéric Richard

The Dge mang Movement: Rnying ma and Dge lugs Hybridity in 19th-Century Khams

Douglas Duckworth

Uniting Dge lugs and Rnying ma Views: The Ris med Philosophy of Blo bzang mdo sngags Chos kyi rgya mtsho (1903–1957)

Adam S. Pearcey

“Neither Rnying ma nor Dge lugs”: The Ris med Thought of Zhabs dkar tshogs drug rang grol (1781–1851)

Rachel H. Pang

The Jo nang pas and the Others: Intersectarian Relations in Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century A mdo and Khams

Filippo Brambilla

Blo bzang mchog grub rgya mtsho, the Dge shes of Dza 'go (Amdo): A Jo nang Scholar Trained in the Dge lugs Tradition

Klaus-Dieter Mathes

Kong sprul Blo gros mtha' yas and the Bon Tradition: A Preliminary Report

Gabriele Coura

Ris med and Tibetan Alternative Modernity: Evidence from Karma Bkra shis chos 'phel’s Catalogue (dkar chag) to the Dpal spungs Printing of the 7th Karma pa’s Collection of Indian Mahamudra Works (Phyag rgya chen po'i rgya gzhung)

Adam C. Krug

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Klaus-Dieter Mathes, Ph.D. (1994), Marburg University, is University Professor and Head of the Department of South Asian, Tibetan and Buddhist Studies at the University of Vienna. His key publications include A Direct Path to the Buddha Within (Wisdom, 2008) and A Fine Blend of Mahamudra and Madhyamaka (Austrian Academy of Sciences Press, 2015).

Gabriele Coura, M.A. (2014, University of Vienna), is a Lecturer at the Department of South Asian, Tibetan and Buddhist Studies at the University of Vienna. Her MA thesis is entitled " The Life and Works of the Thirteenth Karma-pa bDud-'dul-rdo-rje (1733-1797)". She is currently working on her PhD, doing comparative research about Tibetan Buddhist and Cistercian monasteries as places of education.