Three Creative Encounters: Tibetan Buddhist Tradition and Authority in American Convert Communities
Document
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)
Author: Reid Elizabeth Meador
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