Week 6
Week 6: The Sakya: The Path and the Fruit Esoteric Synthesis & the Intersection of Religion and Clans
Introduction
Required Readings
- Chapter 8: Early Twelfth Century: A Confident Tibetan Buddhism (377-440)
- Chapter 9: The Late Twelfth to Early Thirteenth Centuries: Ethical Crises, International Prestige and Institutional maturation (441-506),
- Davidson, Tibetan Renaissance, Chapter 10: Conclusion and Epilogue: The Well-Tempered Religious Culture (507-511)
Additional Bibliographical Resources
- Additional Bibliography - Tibetan/Buddhist studies Week 6
- Additional Bibliography - Theoretical Week 6
Weekly Student Generated Content
- Background Topical Research: Torma Carrie Frederick Frost (last revised 02/23/07)
- Monastery Entry Tsurphu,
Drikung, Karma, Daklagampo : Alison Melnick (3/02/07) - Thematic Markup Of Blue Annals Chapter 2 In Tibetan: Jed Verity (last revised 2/23/07)
- Thematic Markup of Blue Annals Chapter in English: Chelsea Hall-Montiel (last revised 02/24/07)
- Kalācakra Bibiliography - see bibliographies page: Rachel Pang (last revised 2/25/07)
- Gazetteer: Rulak, Lhatsè-drak, Latö, Kathmandu : Luke Wagner (last revised 4/22/07)
- Reference Analysis of Blue Annals Chapter 6: Petrina Pyle (1/26/07)
- Text Analysis: Ben Deitle (1/28/07)
- Dictionary Term Analysis: gzungs, gtsug lag khang, slob dpon, sgrub thabs by Chris Bell (2/22/07)
Discussion Questions
TBA.