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| Understanding the Geopolitical Implications of the Impending Religious Power Vacuum in Tibet | ||
| 作者 | Ba, Jonathan (著) |
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| 出處題名 | Review of Religion and Chinese Society |
| 卷期 | v.10 n.2 Series Four |
| 出版日期 | 2024.02 |
| 頁次 | 183 - 205 |
| 出版者 | Brill |
| 出版者網址 | https://brill.com/ |
| 出版地 | Leiden, the Netherlands [萊登, 荷蘭] |
| 資料類型 | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 附註項 | Author Affiliation: University of Ottawa, Canada. |
| 關鍵詞 | Tibet; Buddhism; China; India; power; religion |
| 摘要 | Despite being the smallest branch of Buddhism worldwide, Vajrayana Buddhism is the majority religion in Tibet, Mongolia, and Bhutan, where it wields significant religious and political power. This power has traditionally been concentrated among a small number of lamas, most notably the Dalai Lama, who upon their passing are replaced by a successor in accordance with traditional rituals. Since Tibet came under control of China in 1950, the Chinese Communist Party has sought to gain complete control over Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhism, coopting these leadership institutions by installing its own puppet lamas. However, the flight of the current Dalai Lama from the Tibetan capital Lhasa in 1959 led to the exodus of Tibetans to India, where a government-in- exile was established in Dharamsala. This government, which derives its legitimacy from the Dalai Lama, represents the interests of the Tibetan people, including challenging Chinese rule over Tibet. The current Dalai Lama is now an octogenarian, and his passing will create a religious power vacuum at the core of Vajrayana Buddhism. This paper explores several possible outcomes of this religious power vacuum, and whether Vajrayana Buddhism can maintain its integrity and autonomy moving forward. 儘管金剛乘佛教是世界上最小的佛教分支，但它是西藏、蒙古和不丹的主要宗教，在這些地區擁有重要的宗教和政治權力。傳統上，這種權力集中在少數喇嘛手中，其中最著名的是達賴喇嘛，他去世後，按照傳統儀式繼任。自1950年西藏被中國控制以來，中國共產黨一直試圖通過任命自己的傀儡喇嘛來收編這些領導機構，從而完全控制藏傳金剛乘佛教。然而，1959年現任達賴喇嘛從西藏首都拉薩逃亡導致藏人逃往印度，並在達蘭薩拉建立了流亡政府。這個政府的合法性源自達賴喇嘛，它代表西藏人民的利益，包括挑戰中國對西藏的統治。現任達賴喇嘛現已年過八旬，他即將圓寂，將在金剛乘佛教的核心造成宗教權力真空。本文探討了這種宗教權力真空的幾種可能結果，以及金剛乘佛教能否繼續保持其完整性和自主性。 |
| ISSN | 22143947 (P); 22143955 (E) |
| DOI | 10.1163/22143955-12340012 |
| 點閱次數 | 63 |
| 建檔日期 | 2024.07.16 |
| 更新日期 | 2024.07.22 |
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