Rulers on the Celestial plain

By Per K. Sørensen

Subjects: Biography, Lamas, Kings and rulers, Guṅ-thaṅ Gtsug-lag-khaṅ (Lhasa, China), Guṅ-thaṅ Gtsug-lag-khaṅ (Tibet, China), Buddhism and state, History

Description: A monumental academic study of the monastic complex of Tshal Gung-thang and sKyid-shod, the Lhasa valley, offering an extensive contribution to the historical study of early and late medieval Tibet. Part One of the book is a translation of a basic text concerning the history of Tshal Gung Thang. Part Two comprises lenthy appendices on various aspects of the history and cultic tradition of Tshal-pa and the Lhasa Valley. It includes the compelling story of the Tibetan Lama Zhang g.Yu-brag-pa, also known as Zhang Tshal pa, or Gung-thang Bla ma Zhang