| Description |
1 online resource (xxvii, 354 pages) : color illustrations, maps |
| Series |
Brill's Tibetan studies library, 1568-6183 ; volume 46 |
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Brill's Tibetan studies library ; v. 46.
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| Contents |
Hidden lands of Tibet in myth and history -- Healing mountains and hidden lands -- Did sbas yul play a part in the development of Tibetan book culture? -- Early echoes of sbas yul Padma bkod in the Lifestory of Thang stong rgyal po -- Padma bkod through the lens of two pilgrimage guidebooks : walking the body of Rdo rje phag mo -- "A great and small Padma bkod" : guidebooks and individual journeys -- Prophecy and fantastical reality in Sle lung Bzhad pa'i rdo rje's Journey to Padma bkod -- The shapeshifting goddess : the consecration of Padma bkod's Yang Sang Chu Region by the 20th-century gter ston, Bdud 'joms drag sngags gling pa -- The arising of Padma bkod in the Western world -- Voices from the mountainside : vernacular sbas yul in fthe Western Himalaya -- Pachakshiri : a little-known hidden land between Tsa ri and Padma bkod in the Eastern Himalaya -- How is this sacred place arrayed? Pacification, increase, magnetism, and wrath in the establishment of an Eastern Himalayan sbas yul -- ʹJaʹ tshon snying po's guidebook to the Hidden Land of Padma bkod -- Bdud 'joms gling pa's Hidden Sacred Land of Padma bkod |
| Summary |
"In an era of environmental crisis, narratives of 'hidden lands' are resonant. Understood as sanctuaries in times of calamity, Himalayan hidden lands or sbas yul have shaped the lives of many peoples of the region. Sbas yul are described by visionary lamas called 'treasure finders' who located hidden lands and wrote guidebooks to them. Scholarly understandings of sbas yul as places for spiritual cultivation and refuge from war have been complicated recently. Research now explores such themes as the political and economic role of 'treasure finders', the impact of sbas yul on indigenous populations, and the use of sbas yul for environmental protection and tourism. This book showcases recent scholarship on sbas yul from historical and contemporary perspectives"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 18, 2020) |
| Subject |
Sacred space -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region
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Sacred space -- Himalaya Mountains Region
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Buddhist mythology -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region
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Buddhist mythology -- Himalaya Mountains Region
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Environmental protection -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism.
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Tourism -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism.
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Buddhism -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region -- History
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Buddhism -- Himalaya Mountains Region -- History
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Buddhism
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Buddhist mythology
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Civilization
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Environmental protection -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism
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Sacred space
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Tourism -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism
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| SUBJECT |
Tibet Autonomous Region (China) -- Civilization.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85135216
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Himalaya Mountains Region -- Civilization
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| Subject |
China -- Tibet Autonomous Region
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Himalaya Mountains Region
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Garrett, Frances Mary, editor.
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McDougal, Elizabeth, editor.
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Samuel, Geoffrey, editor.
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| LC no. |
2020037581 |
| ISBN |
9789004437685 |
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9004437681 |
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