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Rethinking Tibetan Buddhism in Post-Mao China, 1980–2015

Caple, Jane·2020·Review of Religion and Chinese Society
DOI 10.1163/22143955-00701004
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The literature on Tibetan Buddhism in post-Mao China presents a bifurcated history: ethnic nationalism and (traditional) identity are foregrounded in scholarship on the revitalization of Tibetan Buddhism in Tibet; consumption and/or (global) modernism are emphasized in studies of its spread in Sinophone China. Although there are considerable historical and social differences between these different constituencies, these characterizations do not fully capture the social differences, as well as convergences, that have shaped everyday engagements with Tibetan Buddhism among Tibetans and Chinese. Drawing on ethnographic data collected in northeastern Tibet and other recent ethnographic studies, I attempt to complicate this picture, arguing that we need to pay greater attention to the affective dimension of Chinese engagements, the social embeddedness of Tibetan Buddhist institutions in the Tibetan context, and the transformations that have taken place in Tibetan areas, as elsewhere in China.

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  • Lhamo based her claim to belong on being born as a Tibetan, being 'Buddhist by default', and therefore her ability to sense in/authenticity.

    “Whereas Liuwei asserted his belonging through showcasing practice, knowledge, and relations, Lhamo based her claim to belong on being born as a Tibetan, being 'Buddhist by default' (Caple 2020: 72), and therefore her ability to sense in/authenticity.”

    From The Aesthetics of In/Authenticity: Buddhism, Commodification, and Ethnoreligious Belonging in a Sino-Tibetan Contact Zone (2021) · cites this paper as Caple 2020: 72

  • Although Kalsang Namdren represents the monastic elite, the fears expressed in his poem reflect a popular narrative of decline and loss shared more broadly in Tibetan society, characterized as a diminishing of the virtue of monks and efficacy of lamas and a loss of faith among the public.

    “Although Kalsang Namdren represents the monastic elite, the fears expressed in his poem reflect a popular narrative of decline and loss that is shared more broadly in Tibetan society - a decline characterized as 'a diminishing of the virtue of monks and efficacy of lamas … and a loss of faith among the public' (Caple 2020: 75; see also Caple 2019).”

    From The Aesthetics of In/Authenticity: Buddhism, Commodification, and Ethnoreligious Belonging in a Sino-Tibetan Contact Zone (2021) · cites this paper as Caple 2020: 75

  • Some lay youth questioned the value of devotional practices such as prostration or circumambulation.

    “Some lay youth also questioned the value of devotional practices such as prostration or circumambulation (Caple 2020: 79-85).”

    From Feeling Apart: Relations of Belonging in Tibetan Buddhist Lay-Monastic Communities (2021) · cites this paper as Caple 2020

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Authors
Caple, J.
Affiliations
University of Copenhagen (DK)
Corresponding author
Caple, Jane
ORCID
Caple, Jane
Venue
Review of Religion and Chinese Society
Publisher
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Published
2020-05-20
Volume
7
Issue
1
Pages
62-91
ISSN
  • 2214-3947 (ISSN-L)
  • 2214-3955
DOI
10.1163/22143955-00701004
OpenAlex
W3030418864
Cited by
11
References
23
Citations by year
2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 1 · 2019: 1
FWCI
13.17
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Review of Religion and Chinese Society (publishedVersion)
  • Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen) (submittedVersion)
  • Research Explorer (The University of Manchester) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Indian and Buddhist Studies
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Chinese history and philosophy
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations
Keywords
Tibetan Buddhism, post-Mao China, ethnic nationalism, religious identity, affect, religious revitalization, Tibetan diaspora, northeastern Tibet, everyday religious practice, modernization

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