Title: Vision and violence
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.
Subjects: Buddhism and politics, Bkaʼ-rgyud-pa lamas, Biography, History, China, religion, Bkaʼ-brgyud-pa lamas
Places: China, Tibet Autonomous Region
People: Źaṅ Gʹyu-brag-pa Brtson-ʼgrus-gʹyuṅ-druṅ (1123-1193)