Power, Politics, And The Reinvention Of Tradition: Tibet In The Seventeenth And Eighteenth Centuries (proceedings Of The Tenth Seminar Of The Iats, 2003, 3) (v. 3)

This volume focuses upon the relationships between the past and the present evoked in Tibetan historiography, ritual literature, and Buddhist esoteric writings. It offers diverse perspectives on a critical period in Tibet's history when Tibetans found themselves caught up in the tides of political turmoil and forced into the center of a much larger Central Eurasian struggle for power and territorial control between the Manchu rulers of the Qing empire and the Mongols of the north by focusing on the various ways Tibetan historians, biographers, and scholars of all sorts during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries succeeded in this task of reinventing and reinforcing their respective traditions. This Volume Focuses Upon The Relationships Between The Past And The Present Evoked In Tibetan Historiography, Ritual Literature, And Buddhist Esoteric Writings. It Offers Diverse Perspectives On A Critical Period In Tibet's History When Tibetans Found Themselves Caught Up In The Tides Of Political Turmoil And Forced Into The Center Of A Much Larger Central Eurasian Struggle For Power And Territorial Control Between The Manchu Rules Of The Qing Empire And The Mongols Of The North. This Volume Highlights The Various Ways Tibetan Historians, Biographers, And Buddhist Scholars During The Seventeenth And Eighteenth Centuries Succeeded In The Task Of Reinventing And Reinforcing Their Respective Traditions.--book Jacket. Introduction / Bryan J. Cuevas And Kurtis R. Schaeffer -- 1. Royal Blood And Political Power : Contrasting Allegiances In The Memories Of Yol Mo Bstan 'dzin Nor Bu (1598-1644) / Benjamin Bogin -- 2. Imperial Stooge Or Emissary To The Dge Lugs Throne? : Rethinking The Biographies Of Chankya Rolpe Dorje / Marina Illich -- 3. Ippolito Desideri, S.j. On Padmasambhava's Prophecies And The Persecution Of The Rnying Ma, 1717-1720 / R. Trent Pomplun -- 4. Dge Lugs Pa Divided : Some Aspects Of The Political Role Of Tibetan Buddhism In The Expansion Of The Qing Dynasty / Nikolay Tsyrempilov -- 5. A Tibetan Buddhist Mission To The East : The Fifth Dalai Lama's Journey To Beijing, 1652-1653 / Gray Tuttle -- 6. Recreating The Rnying Ma School : The Mdo Dbang Tradition Of Smin Grol Gling / Jake Dalton -- 7. Pure-lands And Other Visions In Seventeenth-century Tibet : A Gnam Chos Sadhana For The Pure-land Sukhavati Revealed In 1658 By Gnam Chos Mi 'gyur Rdo Rje (1645-1667) / Georgios Halkias -- 8. The Lives And Time Of 'jam Dbyangs Bzhad Pa / Derek Maher -- 9. A Mahayanist Rewriting Of The History Of China By Mgon Po Skyabs In The Rgya Nag Chos 'byung / Guilaine Mala -- 10. Bdud 'dul Rdo Rje (1615-1672) And Rnying Ma Adaptations To The Era Of The Fifth Dalai Lama / Jann Ronis -- 11. Ritual, Festival And Authority Under The Fifth Dalai Lama / Kurtis R. Schaeffer -- 12. Ban De Skya Min Ser Min : Tshangs Dbyangs Rgya Mtsho's Complex, Confused, And Confusing Relationship With Sde Srid Sangs Rgyas Rgya Mtsho As Portrayed In The Tshangs Dbyangs Rgya Mtsho'i Mgul Glu / Simon Wikham-smith. Edited By Bryan J. Cuevas And Kurtis R. Schaeffer. Includes Bibliographical References. TABLE OF CONTENTS......Page 6 INTRODUCTION --- Bryan J. Cuevas and Kurtis R. Schaeffer......Page 8 I. POWER, POLITICS, AND RELIGION......Page 12 CHAPTER ONE ROYAL BLOOD AND POLITICAL POWER: CONTRASTING ALLEGIENCES IN THE MEMOIRS OF YOL MO BSTAN ‘DZIN NOR BU (1598-1644) --- Benjamin Bogin......Page 14 CHAPTER TWO IMPERIAL STOOGE OR EMISSARY TO THE DGE LUGS THRONE? RETHINKING THE BIOGRAPHIES OF CHANKYA ROLPÉ DORJÉ --- Marina Illich......Page 24 CHAPTER THREE IPPOLITO DESIDERI, S.J. ON PADMASAMBHAVA’S PROPHECIES AND THE PERSECUTION OF THE RNYING MA, 1717-1720R. --- Trent Pomplun......Page 40 CHAPTER FOUR DGE LUGS PA DIVIDED: SOME ASPECTS OF THE POLITICAL ROLE OF TIBETAN BUDDHISM IN THE EXPANSION OF THE QING DYNASTY --- Nikolay Tsyrempilov......Page 54 CHAPTER FIVE A TIBETAN BUDDHIST MISSION TO THE EAST: THE FIFTH DALAI LAMA’S JOURNEY TO BEIJING, 1652-1653 --- Gray Tuttle......Page 72 II. THE REINVENTION OF TRADITION......Page 96 CHAPTER SIX RECREATING THE RNYING MA SCHOOL: THE MDO DBANG TRADITION OF SMIN GROL GLING --- Jake Dalton......Page 98 CHAPTER SEVEN PURE-LANDS AND OTHER VISIONS IN SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY TIBET: A GNAM CHOS SĀDHANA FOR THE PURE-LAND SUKHĀVATĪ REVEALED IN 1658 BY GNAM CHOS MI 'GYUR RDO RJE (1645-1667) --- Georgios Halkias......Page 110 CHAPTER EIGHT THE LIVES AND TIME OF ‘JAM DBYANGS BZHAD PA ---Derek Maher......Page 136 CHAPTER NINE A MAHAYANIST REWRITING OF THE HISTORY OF CHINA BY MGON PO SKYABS IN THE RGYA NAG CHOS ‘BYUNG --- Guilaine Mala......Page 152 CHAPTER TEN BDUD ‘DUL RDO RJE (1615-1672) AND RNYING MA ADAPTATIONS TO THE ERA OF THE FIFTH DALAI LAMA --- Jann Ronis......Page 178 CHAPTER ELEVEN RITUAL, FESTIVAL AND AUTHORITY UNDER THE FIFTH DALAI LAMA --- Kurtis R. Schaeffer......Page 194 CHAPTER TWELVE BAN DE SKYA MIN SER MIN: TSHANGS DBYANGS RGYA MTSHO’S COMPLEX, CONFUSED AND CONFUSING RELATIONSHIP WITH SDE SRID SANGS RGYAS RGYA MTSHO AS PORTRAYED IN THE TSHANGS DBYANGS RGYA MTSHO’I MGUL GLU --- Simon Wickham-Smith......Page 210 CONTRIBUTORS......Page 220 ISBN-13: 9789004153516 TABLE OF CONTENTS 6 INTRODUCTION --- Bryan J. Cuevas and Kurtis R. Schaeffer 8 I. POWER, POLITICS, AND RELIGION 12 CHAPTER ONE ROYAL BLOOD AND POLITICAL POWER: CONTRASTING ALLEGIENCES IN THE MEMOIRS OF YOL MO BSTAN ‘DZIN NOR BU (1598-1644) --- Benjamin Bogin 14 CHAPTER TWO IMPERIAL STOOGE OR EMISSARY TO THE DGE LUGS THRONE? RETHINKING THE BIOGRAPHIES OF CHANKYA ROLPÉ DORJÉ --- Marina Illich 24 CHAPTER THREE IPPOLITO DESIDERI, S.J. ON PADMASAMBHAVA’S PROPHECIES AND THE PERSECUTION OF THE RNYING MA, 1717-1720R. --- Trent Pomplun 40 CHAPTER FOUR DGE LUGS PA DIVIDED: SOME ASPECTS OF THE POLITICAL ROLE OF TIBETAN BUDDHISM IN THE EXPANSION OF THE QING DYNASTY --- Nikolay Tsyrempilov 54 CHAPTER FIVE A TIBETAN BUDDHIST MISSION TO THE EAST: THE FIFTH DALAI LAMA’S JOURNEY TO BEIJING, 1652-1653 --- Gray Tuttle 72 II. THE REINVENTION OF TRADITION 96 CHAPTER SIX RECREATING THE RNYING MA SCHOOL: THE MDO DBANG TRADITION OF SMIN GROL GLING --- Jake Dalton 98 CHAPTER SEVEN PURE-LANDS AND OTHER VISIONS IN SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY TIBET: A GNAM CHOS SĀDHANA FOR THE PURE-LAND SUKHĀVATĪ REVEALED IN 1658 BY GNAM CHOS MI 'GYUR RDO RJE (1645-1667) --- Georgios Halkias 110 CHAPTER EIGHT THE LIVES AND TIME OF ‘JAM DBYANGS BZHAD PA ---Derek Maher 136 CHAPTER NINE A MAHAYANIST REWRITING OF THE HISTORY OF CHINA BY MGON PO SKYABS IN THE RGYA NAG CHOS ‘BYUNG --- Guilaine Mala 152 CHAPTER TEN BDUD ‘DUL RDO RJE (1615-1672) AND RNYING MA ADAPTATIONS TO THE ERA OF THE FIFTH DALAI LAMA --- Jann Ronis 178 CHAPTER ELEVEN RITUAL, FESTIVAL AND AUTHORITY UNDER THE FIFTH DALAI LAMA --- Kurtis R. Schaeffer 194 CHAPTER TWELVE BAN DE SKYA MIN SER MIN: TSHANGS DBYANGS RGYA MTSHO’S COMPLEX, CONFUSED AND CONFUSING RELATIONSHIP WITH SDE SRID SANGS RGYAS RGYA MTSHO AS PORTRAYED IN THE TSHANGS DBYANGS RGYA MTSHO’I MGUL GLU --- Simon Wickham-Smith 210 CONTRIBUTORS 220 This volume focuses upon the relationships between the past and the present evoked in Tibetan historiography, ritual literature, and Buddhist esoteric writings. It offers diverse perspectives on a critical period in Tibet's history when Tibetans found themselves caught up in the tides of political turmoil and forced into the center of a much larger Central Eurasian struggle for power and territorial control between the Manchu rulers of the Qing empire and the Mongols of the north. The volume highlights the various ways Tibetan historians, biographers, and Buddhist scholars during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries succeeded in the task of reinventing and reinforcing their respective traditions. This volume focuses upon the relationships between the past and the present evoked in Tibetan literature, offering diverse perspectives on a critical period when Tibetans found themselves caught up in Central Eurasian struggles for power and territorial control.