The imperialist ambitions of China - which invaded Tibet in the
late 1940s - have sparked the spectacular spread of Tibetan
Buddhism worldwide, and especially in western countries. This work
is a study on the malleability of a particular Buddhist tradition;
on its adaptability in new contexts. The book analyses the nature
of the Tibetan Buddhism in the Diaspora. It examines how the
re-signification of Tibetan Buddhist practices and organizational
structures in the present refers back to the dismantlement of the
Tibetan state headed by the Dalai Lama and the fragmentation of
Tibetan Buddhist religious organizations in general. It includes
extensive multi-sited fieldwork conducted in the United States,
Brazil, Europe, and Asia and a detailed analysis of contemporary
documents relating to the global spread of Tibetan Buddhism. The
author demonstrates that there is a "de-institutionalized" and
"de-territorialized" project of political power and religious
organization, which, among several other consequences, engenders
the gradual "autonomization" of lamas and lineages inside the
religious field of Tibetan Buddhism. Thus, a spectre of these
previous institutions continues to exist outside their original
contexts, and they are continually activated in ever-new settings.
Using a combination of two different academic traditions - namely,
the Brazilian anthropological tradition and the American Buddhist
studies tradition - it investigates the "process of cultural
re-signification" of Tibetan Buddhism in the context of its
Diaspora. Thus, it will be a valuable resource to students and
scholars of Asian Religion, Asian Studies and Buddhism.
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