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Nonsectarianism (ris med) in 19th- and 20th-Century Eastern Tibet
Religious Diffusion and Cross-fertilization beyond the Reach of the Central Tibetan Government
Series: - Brill's Tibetan Studies Library, Volume: 49
The volume brings together nine contributions presenting cutting-edge research on
ris med. The relatively high degree of political autonomy in the A mdo and Khams regions paved the way for the Rnying ma, Sa skya, Bka’ brgyud, Jo nang, and Bon traditions to closely collaborate with each other in a spirit of mutual respect and non-partiality (
ris med), while enjoying protection and support from local rulers. The contributors examine degrees of tolerance ranging from hierarchical inclusivism to genuine pluralism, inter-tradition relations and collaborations, religio-political entanglements, and the positions, writings and actions of the key figures of
ris med. Thus, they bring to light that
ris med cannot be reduced to its historical, political, religious or sociological facet, but is always a conglomerate of all of them.
Groundbreaking research by leading international Tibetan studies scholars Filippo Brambilla, Gabriele Coura, Douglas Duckworth, Adam C. Krug, Klaus-Dieter Mathes, Giacomella Orofino, Rachel H. Pang, Adam S. Pearcey, and Frédéric Richard.
Groundbreaking research by leading international Tibetan studies scholars Filippo Brambilla, Gabriele Coura, Douglas Duckworth, Adam C. Krug, Klaus-Dieter Mathes, Giacomella Orofino, Rachel H. Pang, Adam S. Pearcey, and Frédéric Richard.
Klaus-Dieter Mathes, Ph.D. (1994), Marburg University, is University Professor and Head of the Department of South Asian, Tibetan and Buddhist Studies at the University of Vienna. His key publications include
A Direct Path to the Buddha Within (Wisdom, 2008) and
A Fine Blend of Mahāmudrā and Madhyamaka (Austrian Academy of Sciences Press, 2015).
Gabriele Coura, M.A. (2014, University of Vienna), is a Lecturer at the Department of South Asian, Tibetan and Buddhist Studies at the University of Vienna. Her MA thesis is entitled " The Life and Works of the Thirteenth Karma-pa bDud-'dul-rdo-rje (1733-1797)". She is currently working on her PhD, doing comparative research about Tibetan Buddhist and Cistercian monasteries as places of education.
Gabriele Coura, M.A. (2014, University of Vienna), is a Lecturer at the Department of South Asian, Tibetan and Buddhist Studies at the University of Vienna. Her MA thesis is entitled " The Life and Works of the Thirteenth Karma-pa bDud-'dul-rdo-rje (1733-1797)". She is currently working on her PhD, doing comparative research about Tibetan Buddhist and Cistercian monasteries as places of education.
List of Figures
Notes on Contributors
Introduction
Klaus-Dieter Mathes
At the End of an Era: The Forgotten Story of 'Jam dbyangs Mkhyen brtse Chos kyi dbang phyug
Giacomella Orofino
Pha bong kha, Shugs ldan and the Ris med Movement
Frédéric Richard
The Dge mang Movement: Rnying ma and Dge lugs Hybridity in 19th-Century Khams
Douglas Duckworth
Uniting Dge lugs and Rnying ma Views: The Ris med Philosophy of Blo bzang mdo sngags Chos kyi rgya mtsho (1903–1957)
Adam S. Pearcey
“Neither Rnying ma nor Dge lugs”: The Ris med Thought of Zhabs dkar tshogs drug rang grol (1781–1851)
Rachel H. Pang
The Jo nang pas and the Others: Intersectarian Relations in Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century A mdo and Khams
Filippo Brambilla
Blo bzang mchog grub rgya mtsho, the Dge shes of Dza 'go (Amdo): A Jo nang Scholar Trained in the Dge lugs Tradition
Klaus-Dieter Mathes
Kong sprul Blo gros mtha' yas and the Bon Tradition: A Preliminary Report
Gabriele Coura
Ris med and Tibetan Alternative Modernity: Evidence from Karma Bkra shis chos 'phel’s Catalogue (dkar chag) to the Dpal spungs Printing of the 7th Karma pa’s Collection of Indian Mahāmudrā Works (Phyag rgya chen po'i rgya gzhung)
Adam C. Krug
Index
Notes on Contributors
Introduction
Klaus-Dieter Mathes
At the End of an Era: The Forgotten Story of 'Jam dbyangs Mkhyen brtse Chos kyi dbang phyug
Giacomella Orofino
Pha bong kha, Shugs ldan and the Ris med Movement
Frédéric Richard
The Dge mang Movement: Rnying ma and Dge lugs Hybridity in 19th-Century Khams
Douglas Duckworth
Uniting Dge lugs and Rnying ma Views: The Ris med Philosophy of Blo bzang mdo sngags Chos kyi rgya mtsho (1903–1957)
Adam S. Pearcey
“Neither Rnying ma nor Dge lugs”: The Ris med Thought of Zhabs dkar tshogs drug rang grol (1781–1851)
Rachel H. Pang
The Jo nang pas and the Others: Intersectarian Relations in Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century A mdo and Khams
Filippo Brambilla
Blo bzang mchog grub rgya mtsho, the Dge shes of Dza 'go (Amdo): A Jo nang Scholar Trained in the Dge lugs Tradition
Klaus-Dieter Mathes
Kong sprul Blo gros mtha' yas and the Bon Tradition: A Preliminary Report
Gabriele Coura
Ris med and Tibetan Alternative Modernity: Evidence from Karma Bkra shis chos 'phel’s Catalogue (dkar chag) to the Dpal spungs Printing of the 7th Karma pa’s Collection of Indian Mahāmudrā Works (Phyag rgya chen po'i rgya gzhung)
Adam C. Krug
Index
Scholars involved in later Tibetan religious and political history, historical anthropology, (Tibetan) Buddhist philosophy and practice; scholars of Comparative Religion; Buddhist practitioners with an interest in history.