Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Abbreviations xv
6. Note on Language xvii
7. Introduction: Olympic Time and Dilemmas of Development in China’s Tibet 1
8. Chapter 1. The Dangers of the Gift Master 27
9. Chapter 2. The Mountain Deity and the State 67
10. Chapter 3. Othering Spaces, Cementing Treasure 105
11. Chapter 4. The Melodious Sound of the Right-Turning Conch 153
12. Chapter 5. Spectacular Compassion 196
13. Epilogue: The Kindly Solemn Face of the Female Buddha 236
14. Notes 253
15. References 287
16. Index 313
17. Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute Columbia University 323