Three Creative Encounters: Tibetan Buddhist Tradition and Authority in American Convert Communities

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This thesis thematically explores how three Tibetan Buddhist teachers imagine a Tibetan Buddhist tradition for their American convert communities via interpretation of resources; this process claims authority for teachers, resources, and the tradition. Twenty-first century Tibetan Buddhist lineage holders in the United States contend with texts, places, and pasts to construct the appearance, paradoxically, of a tradition that transcends these particular resources.

    Item Description
    Name(s)
    Thesis advisor: Gottschalk, Peter
    Date
    April 15, 2014
    Extent
    178 pages
    Language
    eng
    Genre
    Physical Form
    electronic
    Discipline
    Rights and Use
    In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted
    Digital Collection
    PID
    ir:1575