Le professeur Tuttle étudie les manières dont les bouddhistes tibétains ont façonné la construction de la Chine moderne, explorant l'échec du nationalisme et des idéologies raciales à maintenir les territoires tibétains comme partie intégrante de l'État-nation chinois. Son travail met en lumière le rôle crucial du bouddhisme panasiatique dans les efforts chinois pour conserver de vastes régions tibétaines. D'autres recherches approfondissent la croissance institutionnelle du bouddhisme tibétain du XVIIe au XXe siècle, examinant comment le développement économique dans les zones frontalières sino-tibétaines a alimenté l'expansion et le renouveau de ces institutions jusqu'à la période contemporaine. Son enseignement se concentre sur l'histoire moderne du Tibet et la relation complexe entre le bouddhisme chinois et le bouddhisme tibétain.
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.