Rulers on the Celestial Plain: Ecclesiastic and Secular Hegemony in Medieval Tibet. a Study of Tshal Gung-Thang. Volume I

by Guntram Hazod and Per K Sorensen

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A monumental academic study of the monastic complex of Tshal Gung-thang and sKyid-shod, the Lhasa valley, offering an extensive contribution to the historical study of early and late medieval Tibet.

Part One of the book is a translation of a basic text concerning the history of Tshal Gung Thang. Part Two comprises lenthy appendices on various aspects of the history and cultic tradition of Tshal-pa and the Lhasa Valley. It includes the compelling story of the Tibetan Lama Zhang g.Yu-brag-pa, also known as Zhang Tshal pa, or Gung-thang Bla ma Zhang
  • ISBN10 3700138288
  • ISBN13 9783700138280
  • Publish Date 31 December 2007
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country AT
  • Imprint Austrian Academy of Sciences Press
  • Format Paperback (US Trade)
  • Pages 1011
  • Language English