Tuttle, Gray.creatortextbibliographyElectronic books.History.nyuNew YorkColumbia University Press©20052005monographiceng1 online resource (xviii, 337 pages) : illustrations, mapOver the past century and with varying degrees of success, China has tried to integrate Tibet into the modern Chinese nation-state. In this groundbreaking work, Gray Tuttle reveals the surprising role Buddhism and Buddhist leaders played in the development of the modern Chinese state and in fostering relations between Tibet and China from the Republican period (1912-1949) to the early years of Communist rule. Beyond exploring interactions between Buddhists and politicians in Tibet and China, Tuttle offers new insights on the impact of modern ideas of nationalism, race, and religion in.Cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Epigraph; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Note on Transliteration; Map: Tibet and Tibetan Buddhist Activity in China; Introduction; Countering Nationalist Historiography; Transitions: Making National, Going Global; 1. Imperial Traditions; Traditions Linking Tibetan Buddhists and Dynastic Rulers; Tibetan Buddhist Intermediaries at the Qing Court; Traditions That Divided Tibet from China Proper; 2. Global Forces in Asia (1870s-1910s); Western Imperialist Commercial Interests in Tibet.Chinese Nationalist Strategies: Designs on Tibet and the Tibetan ResponseRacial Ideology in China; 3. Buddhism as a Pan-Asian Religion (1890s-1928); Religious Differences in Republican China; The Shared Interests of Chinese and Tibetan Buddhists; The Origins of Chinese Interest in Tibetan Buddhist Teachers and Practices; Tibetan Lamas Teach in China; Chinese Monks Study in Tibet; 4. Overcoming Barriers Between China and Tibet (1929-1931); Barriers to Chinese Studying Tibetan Buddhism; Forging New Links: Lamas Assist Chinese Monks; Sichuan Laity Elicits Government Involvement.The Political Monk:Taixu5. The Failure of Racial and Nationalist Ideologies (1928-1932); The Panchen Lama's Early Offices in China; The Politicization of Lamas' Roles in China (1929-1930); Secular Educational Institutions; Sino-Tibetan Dialogue on Chinese Terms; Failed Rhetoric:Tibetan Autonomy Denied; 6. The Merging of Secular and Religious Systems (1931-1935); Renewed Sino-Tibetan Dialogue on Tibetan Terms; The Zenith of Tibetan Buddhist Activity in China; Political Propaganda Missions by Lamas; 7. Linking Chinese and Tibetan Cultures (1934-1950s); Hybridized Educational Institutions.The Indigenization of Tibetan Buddhism Among the ChinesePostscript: Thoughts on the Present and the Legacy of the Past; The Legacy of the Past; Echoes of Imperialism; Appendix 1: Institutions Associated with Tibetan Buddhism in China; Appendix 2: Correct Tibetan Spellings; Notes; Bibliography; Index.Gray Tuttle.Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-324) and index.a-cc-tiTibet Autonomous Region (China)History1951-Buddhism and politicsChinaTibet Autonomous RegionTibet (China)History1951-Bouddhisme et politiqueChineChinaTibet Autonomous RegionTibet (Chine)Histoire1951-HISTORYHISTORYAsiaChinaBuddhism and politicsChinaTibet Autonomous Region Since 1951 fast DS786 .T866 2005eb951/.505Tuttle, Gray.New York : Columbia University Press, ©2005(DLC) 2004050213(OCoLC)552289630231508808978023150880322573/cttgrs3z JSTOR45595A77-D431-412B-AB21-DECF3E3538F6 OverDrive, Inc.http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=141391http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=141391N$T05102120200709055123.0ocm62124451 eng