When a woman becomes a religious dynasty : the Samding Dorje Phagmo of Tibet / Hildegard Diemberger.

Author/creator Diemberger, Hildegard
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Columbia University Press, ©2007.
Descriptionxx, 394 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 25 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

Contents The world of Chokyi Dronma -- The life of Chokyi Dronma -- The manuscript and its enigmas -- Princess, nun, yoginī -- Translation of the biography of the venerable Chokyi Dronma -- Succession and spiritual lineages: meaning and mysteries of Chokyi Dronma's reincarnation -- "Lady of the lake": the Dorje Phagmo at Samding -- Dorje Phagmo in the twentieth century: embodied divinity and government cadre -- The living tradition and the legacy of the princess -- Epilogue -- Twin reincarnation line and tentative chronology -- The families of Choki Dronma.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [361]-375) and index.
LCCN 2007000291
ISBN9780231143202 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0231143206 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780231512466 (ebook)
ISBN0231512465 (ebook)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks BQ 946.O756 D54 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold