The Buddha party
Subtitle: how the people's Republic of China works to define and control Tibetan Buddhism
By: John Powers
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 370
ISBN-13: 9780199358151
Subjects: Buddhism; Buddhism and politics; Buddhism and state; Persecutions; Buddhists; Relations; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-360) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: 1. Acts of ingratitude; title: 2. The limitations of propaganda; title: 3. Patriotic soul boys and other Chinese myths; title: 4. Tibetology with Chinese characteristics; title: 5. Chinese and Tibetan perspectives on history; title: Conclusion; title: Appendix A. Tibetan glossary; title: Appendix B. Glossary of Chinese terms; title: Appendix C. Glossary of Buddhist termsand names.