Revisiting rituals in a changing Tibetan world [electronic resource] /
edited by Katia Buffetrille.
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.
- 1 online resource (vi, 386 p.) : ill., map.
- Brill's Tibetan studies library, volume 31 1568-6183 ; .
- Brill's Tibetan studies library ; v. 31. .
This volume is the result of an international conference held on November 8th and 9th 2007 at the Collège de France.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Holy books as ritual objects and vessels of teachings in the era of the 'Further spread of the doctrine' (Bstan pa yang dar) / Hildegard Diemberger -- The use of the ritual drawing of lots for the selection of the 11th Panchen Lama / Fabienne Jagou -- Transformed rituals?: some reflections on the paradigm of the transformation of rituals in the Tibetan context / Thierry Dodin -- Legal dramas on the Amdo grasslands: abolition, transformation, or survival / Fernanda Pirie -- The ordination of Dge slong ma: a challenge to ritual prescriptions / Nicola Schneider -- Preservation and transformations of liturgical traditions in exile: the case of Zhe chen monastery in Bodnath (Nepal) / Mireille Helffer -- Low tricks and high stakes surrounding a holy place in eastern Nepal: the Halesi-Māratika caves / Katie Buffetrille -- Past continuity and recent changes in the ritual practice of Newar Buddhism: reflections on the impact of Tibetan Buddhism and the advent of modernity / Alexander von Rospatt -- Ritual efficacy or spiritual quest?: Buddhism and modernity in post-Communist Mongolia / Marie-Dominique Even -- Notes on contemporary ransom rituals in Lhasa / Robert Barnett.