Vision and violence
Subtitle: Lama Zhang and the politics of charisma in twelfth-century Tibet
By: by Carl S. Yamamoto
Series: Brill's Tibetan studies library -- volume 29
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Leiden
Language: eng
Number of pages: 389
ISBN-13: 9789004212404
Subjects: Buddhism and politics; Bkaʼ-rgyud-pa lamas; Biography; History
Description: "This book offers the first in-depth examination of the life and writings of Lama Zhang (1122-1193), key figure in the "Tibetan renaissance." Controversial, larger-than-life, already revered as a literary innovator and tantric meditation master, Zhang entered public life in mid-career and forged a new model of rulership and religious community that would set the standard for later religious rulers of Lhasa--most notably the Dalai Lamas. The focus of the model was the tantric hermit who comes down from the mountains and sustains a worldly community through his mastery of space, time, and symbol. The subject is approached through a complex of related issues: lineage and tradition-formation, charisma and hegemony, literary genre, textual economy, and the politics of tantra."--Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.