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Identity, Ritual and State in Tibetan Buddhism : The Foundations of Authority in Gelukpa Monasticism /

Mills, Martin A.

Identity, Ritual and State in Tibetan Buddhism : The Foundations of Authority in Gelukpa Monasticism / Martin A. Mills. - Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2003. - 426 pages,24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The book is a scholarly study of Gelukpa monasticism, examining how ritual, religious identity, monastic authority, and political/state structures interact in Tibetan Buddhism.


Buddhism & Tibet. Gelukpa (Sect) & Monasticism. Monasticism and religious orders & Tibet. Ritual & Religious aspects &Buddhism.

Mills, Martin A.
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