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Lhasa in the seventeenth century : the capital of the Dalai Lamas / edited by Fran�coise Pommaret ; translated by Howard Solverson.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: French Series: Brill's Tibetan studies library ; v. 3.Publication details: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2003.Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 245 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9004489819
  • 9789004489813
Uniform titles:
  • Lhasa, lieu du divin. English.
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Lhasa in the seventeenth century.DDC classification:
  • 951/.5 21
LOC classification:
  • DS786 .L457 2003
Other classification:
  • 15.75
Online resources:
Contents:
The Western Discovery of Tibet / Jeanne Mascolo de Filippis -- Lhasa, Legend and History / Anne-Marie Blondeau, Yonten Gyatso -- The Potala, Symbol of the Power of the Dalai Lamas /Anne Chayet -- The Great Monuments of Lhasa as Presented in the Architectural Paintings of the Musee Guimet / Gilles Beguin -- The Fifth Dalai Lama and His Reunification of Tibet / Samten G. Karmay -- The Great Protector Deities of the Dalai Lamas / Amy Heller -- The Golden Century of Tibetan Medicine / Fernand Meyer -- Tibet's Foreign Relations during the Epoch of the Fifth Dalai Lama / Elliot Sperling -- Gold, Wool and Musk: Trade in Lhasa in the Seventeenth Century / Luce Boulnois -- Lhasa, City of Pilgrimage / Katia Buffetrille -- The Hours and Days of a Great Monastery: Drepung / Ngawang Dakpa -- Scholars, Artists and Feasts / Erberto F. Lo Bue -- Postscript A City, its Visitors, and the Odour of Development / Robert Barnett.
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Summary: This is the story of the rise of Lhasa, before 1642 a small town, renowned for its Jokhang temple and its three large 15th century Gelukpa monasteries. The political victory of the Gelukpa changed its destiny and it was the Fifth Dalai Lama who made Lhasa into the centre of the Tibetan world, with an influence reaching into Mongolia and Ladakh. It became a true capital, with prestigious monuments, and the Potala Palace as its focus and symbol. Based on Tibetan and Western sources, the book provides a fascinating study of the history of Lhasa against the background of the triangular relations Tibetans-Mongols-Manchus. With ample attention for 17th century Lhasa's historical, political and cultural context, it offers new insights on Lhasa, also, in the last chapter, in its contemporary Chinese framework.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-230) and index.

The Western Discovery of Tibet / Jeanne Mascolo de Filippis -- Lhasa, Legend and History / Anne-Marie Blondeau, Yonten Gyatso -- The Potala, Symbol of the Power of the Dalai Lamas /Anne Chayet -- The Great Monuments of Lhasa as Presented in the Architectural Paintings of the Musee Guimet / Gilles Beguin -- The Fifth Dalai Lama and His Reunification of Tibet / Samten G. Karmay -- The Great Protector Deities of the Dalai Lamas / Amy Heller -- The Golden Century of Tibetan Medicine / Fernand Meyer -- Tibet's Foreign Relations during the Epoch of the Fifth Dalai Lama / Elliot Sperling -- Gold, Wool and Musk: Trade in Lhasa in the Seventeenth Century / Luce Boulnois -- Lhasa, City of Pilgrimage / Katia Buffetrille -- The Hours and Days of a Great Monastery: Drepung / Ngawang Dakpa -- Scholars, Artists and Feasts / Erberto F. Lo Bue -- Postscript A City, its Visitors, and the Odour of Development / Robert Barnett.

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This is the story of the rise of Lhasa, before 1642 a small town, renowned for its Jokhang temple and its three large 15th century Gelukpa monasteries. The political victory of the Gelukpa changed its destiny and it was the Fifth Dalai Lama who made Lhasa into the centre of the Tibetan world, with an influence reaching into Mongolia and Ladakh. It became a true capital, with prestigious monuments, and the Potala Palace as its focus and symbol. Based on Tibetan and Western sources, the book provides a fascinating study of the history of Lhasa against the background of the triangular relations Tibetans-Mongols-Manchus. With ample attention for 17th century Lhasa's historical, political and cultural context, it offers new insights on Lhasa, also, in the last chapter, in its contemporary Chinese framework.

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