Mills, Martin A. <br/><br/>
Identity, ritual and state in Tibetan Buddhism :  the foundations of authority in Gelukpa monasticism / 
Martin A. Mills. 
 - 1 online resource (435 pages) :  illustrations. 
 - RoutledgeCurzon studies in tantric traditions .
 - RoutledgeCurzon studies in tantric traditions. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Part one. The face of monasticism -- part two. Truth and hierarchy in tantric ritual -- part three. Local rites -- part four. Authority and the person in Gelukpa monasticism -- part five. Ideology, ritual and state. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781136854675 (electronic bk.) 1136854673 (electronic bk.) 9781315028880 (electronic bk.) 1315028883 (electronic bk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Buddhist monasticism and religious orders.<br/>Authority--Religious aspects.<br/>RELIGION / Comparative Religion
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.<br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BL631  / .M55 2003eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>294.3/923