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Acknowledgments
Contributors
Introduction
Vesna A. Wallace
Part I
1. What Happened to Queen Jönggen?
Johan Elverskog
2. The Western Mongolian Clear Script and the Making of the Buddhist State
Richard Taupier
3. Shakur Lama: The Last Attempt to Build the Buddhist State
Baatr Kitinov
4. Modernities, Sense Making, and the Inscription of Mongolian Buddhist Place
Matthew King
5. Envisioning a Mongolian Buddhist Identity through Chinggis Khaan
Vesna A. Wallace
Part II
6. Establishment of the Mergen Tradition of Mongolian Buddhism
Uranchimeg Ujeed
7. Zanabazar (1635-1723): Vajrayana Art and the State in Medieval Mongolia
Uranchimeg Tsultemin
8. The Power and Authority of Maitreya in Mongolia Examined through Mongolian Art
Uranchimeg Tsultemin
9. A Literary History of Buddhism in Mongolia
Simon Wickham-Smith
10. How Vajrapani Became a Mongol
Vesna A. Wallace
11. What Do Protective Deities, Mongolian Heroes, and Fast Steeds Have in Common?
Vesna A. Wallace
12. Buddhist Sacred Mountains, Auspicious Landscapes, and Their Agency
Vesna A. Wallace
Part III
13. Criminal Lamas: Court Cases Against Buddhist Monks in Early Socialist Mongolia
Christopher Kaplonski
14. Transition and Transformation: Buddhist Women of Buryatia
Karma Lekshe Tsomo
15. The Social and Cultural Practices of Buddhism: The Local Context of Inner Mongolia in the First Half of the Twentieth Century
Hurelbaatar Ujeed.
Buddhism in Mongolian history, culture, and society. ISBN 9780199958665. Published by Oxford University Press in 2015. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.