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Building a Religious Empire

- Tibetan Buddhism, Bureaucracy, and the Rise of the Gelukpa

About Building a Religious Empire

Building a Religious Empire presents an account of the Geluk school of Tibetan Buddhism during its expansion and consolidation of power from the mid-seventeenth through the mid-eighteenth centuries, examining the extraordinary effort Geluk lamas put into establishing institutional frameworks to standardize monastic life.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780812252675
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 304
  • Published:
  • December 10, 2020
  • Dimensions:
  • 236x159x26 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 594 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 11, 2024

Description of Building a Religious Empire

Building a Religious Empire presents an account of the Geluk school of Tibetan Buddhism during its expansion and consolidation of power from the mid-seventeenth through the mid-eighteenth centuries, examining the extraordinary effort Geluk lamas put into establishing institutional frameworks to standardize monastic life.

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