Il professor Tuttle indaga sui modi in cui i buddisti tibetani hanno plasmato la creazione della Cina moderna, esplorando il fallimento del nazionalismo e delle ideologie basate sulla razza nel mantenere i territori tibetani come parte integrante dello stato-nazione cinese. Il suo lavoro illumina il ruolo cruciale del Buddhismo panasiatico negli sforzi cinesi per mantenere vaste regioni tibetane. Ulteriori ricerche approfondiscono la crescita istituzionale del Buddhismo tibetano dal XVII al XX secolo, esaminando come lo sviluppo economico nelle zone di confine sino-tibetane abbia alimentato l'espansione e il rinnovamento di queste istituzioni fino al periodo contemporaneo. La sua docenza si concentra sulla storia moderna del Tibet e sul complesso rapporto tra il Buddhismo cinese e quello tibetano.
Reveals the role Buddhism and Buddhist leaders played in the development of the modern Chinese state and in fostering relations between Tibet and China from the Republican period (1912-1949) to the early years of Communist rule. This book offers insights on the impact of modern ideas of nationalism, race, and religion in East Asia.
The most comprehensive collection of Tibetan works in a Western language, this volume illuminates the complex historical, intellectual, and social development of Tibetan civilization from its earliest beginnings to the modern period. Including more than 180 representative writings, Sources of Tibetan Tradition spans Tibet's vast geography and long history, presenting for the first time a diversity of works by religious and political leaders; scholastic philosophers and contemplative hermits; monks and nuns; poets and artists; and aristocrats and commoners. The selected readings reflect the profound role of Buddhist sources in shaping Tibetan culture while illustrating other major areas of knowledge. Thematically varied, they address history and historiography; political and social theory; law; medicine; divination; rhetoric; aesthetic theory; narrative; travel and geography; folksong; and philosophical and religious learning, all in relation to the unique trajectories of Tibetan civil and scholarly discourse. The editors begin each chapter with a survey of broader social and cultural contexts and introduce each translated text with a concise explanation. Concluding with writings that extend into the early twentieth century, this volume offers an expansive encounter with Tibet's exceptional intellectual heritage.