Pilgrimage in TibetAlex McKay The Western image of Tibet as a sacred land is in many ways a mythical construction. But the Tibetans themselves have traditionally mapped out their land in terms of areas of sacred space, and pilgrimage, ensuring a high degree of mobility within all classes of Tibetan society. Pilgrims travelled to local, regional, and national centres throughout recorded Tibetan history. In recent years, pilgrimage has resumed in areas where it had been forbidden by the Chinese authorities, and has now become one of the most prominent religious expressions of Tibetan national identity. |
Contents
On the Geographical and Material Contextuality | 35 |
Hindu Trading Pilgrims | 52 |
On the Way to Kailash | 108 |
The Opening of the sBas Yul Bras moi gshongs according | 117 |
On the Sacredness of Mount Kailasa in the Indian | 143 |
KailasManasarovar in Classical Hindu and Colonial | 165 |
Bibliography | 202 |
Notes on Contributors | 220 |
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