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Forging the Golden Urn

- The Qing Empire and the Politics of Reincarnation in Tibet

About Forging the Golden Urn

A Qing law mandated that the reincarnations of prominent Tibetan Buddhist monks be identified by drawing lots from a golden urn. In Forging the Golden Urn, Max Oidtmann traces how a Chinese bureaucratic technology was exported to the Tibetan and Mongolian regions of the Qing empire and transformed into a ritual for authenticating reincarnations.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780231184069
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 352
  • Published:
  • July 30, 2018
  • Dimensions:
  • 236x163x24 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 696 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 11, 2024

Description of Forging the Golden Urn

A Qing law mandated that the reincarnations of prominent Tibetan Buddhist monks be identified by drawing lots from a golden urn. In Forging the Golden Urn, Max Oidtmann traces how a Chinese bureaucratic technology was exported to the Tibetan and Mongolian regions of the Qing empire and transformed into a ritual for authenticating reincarnations.

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