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Authorized Lives : Biography and the Early Formation of Geluk Identity by Elijah S. Ary (2015, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherWisdom Publications
ISBN-101614291640
ISBN-139781614291640
eBay Product ID (ePID)201684210
Product Key Features
Book TitleAuthorized Lives : Biography and the Early Formation of Geluk Identity
Number of Pages200 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2015
TopicBuddhism / History, Buddhism / Tibetan, Buddhism / General (See Also Philosophy / Buddhist), Religious
GenreReligion, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorElijah S. Ary
Book SeriesStudies in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight12.1 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2014-020594
ReviewsAry's deeply researched yet concisely written book is a true landmark in Geluk studies, and a must-read for all serious students of Tibetan culture and religion., By shedding light on the early history of the Geluk tradition, Ary also illuminates the essential role of hagiographies in shaping sectarian identity., Ary's Authorized Lives offers long overdue insight into the early history of the Geluk lineage and the heterogeneous nature of Tsongkhapa's first group of disciples and their intellectual successors.
Dewey Edition23
Series Volume Number18
Dewey Decimal294.3/9230922
SynopsisDelve into the biographies of Tsongkhapa, Khedrup, and Jetsunpa. In Authorized Lives , Elijah Ary, former Geluk monk, recognized tulku, and Harvard-trained scholar, looks at various commonly accepted conceptions of Tsongkhapa's biography. He demonstrates how these conceptions evolved in the decades after his death. Authorized Lives is the first work devoted to early Geluk history and to the role of biographies in shifting established lineages. As the dominant tradition of Tibetan Buddhism that provides the intellectual backdrop for the Dalai Lama's teachings, the Geluk lineage traces its origins to the figure of Tsongkhapa Losang Drakpa (1357-1419). Gelukpas today believe Tsongkhapa is a manifestation of the bodhisattva Manjushri and revere him with his two heart disciples, Gyaltsap and Khedrup. But as Elijah Ary, a former Geluk monk and Harvard-trained scholar, points out, both of these conceptions of Tsongkhapa arose many decades after his death. Delving into the early Geluk biographical tradition, Ary follows the tracks of this evolution in the biographies of Tsongkhapa, Khedrup, and the influential early Geluk writer and reformer Jetsun Chokyi Gyaltsen.
LC Classification NumberBQ7586.A78 2015
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