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Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. A Note on Translations and Transliterations xiii
6. Introduction: Buddhist Aesthetics, the Cultivation of the Senses, and Beauty’s Efficacy 1
7. ONE. Historical Background: Laying the Foundation for Mindröling 26
8. TWO. A Pleasure Grove for the Buddhist Senses: Mindröling Takes Root 53
9. THREE. Plucking the Strings: On Style, Letter Writing, and Relationships 86
10. FOUR Training the Senses Aesthetic Education for Monastics 121
11. FIVE Taming the Aristocrats Cultivating Early Modern Tibetan Literati and Bureaucrats 145
12. EPILOGUE Destruction and Revival The Next Generation 177
13. Abbreviations 193
14. Notes 195
15. Bibliography 227
16. Index 243