INTRODUCTION

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. PREFACE vii
4. INTRODUCTION 1
5. 1. THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE TRÜLKU POSITION 17
6. 2. A TRÜLKU AS THE HEAD OF SOCIETY 50
7. 3. STRUGGLE FOR BUDDHIST GOVERNMENT 71
8. 4. THE EMPEROR TAKES CONTROL 112
9. 5. BUDDHIST GOVERNMENT UNDER THE IMPERIAL UMBRELLA 146
10. 6. IMPERIAL AUTHORITY OVER THE TRÜLKU INSTITUTION 185
11. 7. THE AFTERMATH 209
12. CONCLUSION 219
13. Appendix 1. TIBETAN REINCARNATION LINES OF MAJOR POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE 223
14. Appendix 2. QING EMPERORS AND QOSHOT KINGS OF TIBET 227
15. ABBREVIATIONS 229
16. NOTES 231
17. TIBETAN ORTHOGRAPHIC EQUIVALENTS 289
18. BIBLIOGRAPHY 307
19. INDEX 325