The History of Tibet

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    IIAS Newsletter | #34 | July 2004 30
    > Publications
    The History of Tibet
    This three-volume publication compiles articles on the political,
    religious, social and cultural history of Tibet. Review >
    Tibet
    By Vladimir Uspensky
    T
    ibetan studies form an amalgam
    Buddhist perspective on Tibetan histo-
    ry, originating from Tibetan written
    sources, is deep-seated in modern
    scholarship. As McKay writes, ‘the
    dominance of Religious Studies/Bud-
    dhology’ results in a ‘serious historical
    imbalance’ (Vol. 1,

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    > Publications

    The History of Tibet
    Tibet

    This three-volume publication compiles articles on the political,
    religious, social and cultural history of Tibet.

    ited sources, it is surprising that this
    obscure field within Tibetan studies is
    presented in such detail. The main subjects of this volume are early Tibetan
    statehood, the emergence of the
    Tibetan empire and its expansion,
    ancient beliefs and sacred landscapes.
    The early period of the dissemination
    of Buddhism and its social and political implications are treated in detail;

    By Vladimir Uspensky

    T

    ibetan studies form an amalgam
    with Buddhist studies, and the
    Buddhist perspective on Tibetan history, originating from Tibetan written
    sources, is deep-seated in modern
    scholarship. As McKay writes, ‘the
    dominance of Religious Studies/Buddhology’ results in a ‘serious historical

    poration of Tibet into the Mongol Yuan
    Empire, contacts between Tibetan high
    lamas and the emperors of Ming China,
    and the rise to power of the Gelugpa
    School are well covered. The two local
    Chinchuan wars (1747-49 and 1771-76)
    receive an entry each. Other important
    events receive insufficient attention,
    including the Manchu Qing Empire’s
    administration of Tibet. The 1750 Lhasa
    Revolt and Gurkha War (1788-1792) are
    scattered over several entries.

    300 Buddhist Deities, Institute of Oriental Studies, St. Petersburg

    Review >

    Modern dilemmas

    ‘Tibet was an island of stability in revolutionand war-torn East and Central Asia’

    several entries are dedicated to the Bon
    religion, its origins and early history.
    Tibet as a Buddhist country, the mainstream concern of Tibetan studies, is the
    focus of the second volume: the beginning of the ‘Second Propagation’ of Buddhism, the establishment of monasticism, and the origins of the ‘rule by
    incarnation’ culminating in the
    supremacy of the Dalai Lama. The incor-

    imbalance’ (Vol. 1, p. 24). The Western
    image of Tibet as a mythical country
    outside time and space – the ‘ShangriLa image’ – has penetrated not only
    popular culture but also scholarly
    research.

    Ancient Tibet
    The first volume is dedicated to the
    ancient history of Tibet. Given the lim[

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    The focus of the third volume is
    twentieth-century Tibet prior to the
    flight of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama to
    India in 1959. This volume is largely
    concerned with the policies of foreign
    powers towards Tibet and the Tibetan
    government’s attempts to establish contacts with the outside world. The Simla
    Convention, Indo-Tibetan border issues
    and British contacts with Tibet in the
    1920s are treated in detail, though the
    1904 Younghusband Mission does not
    receive a separate entry. Many newly
    discovered facts concerning the Tibetan
    policy of tsarist and communist Russia
    are also discussed. As McKay justly
    remarks, the de-facto independent state
    of Tibet was ‘an island of stability’ (Vol.
    3, p. 2) in revolution- and war-torn East
    and Central Asia. There was, however,
    little unity within the ruling elite; their

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