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The Tibetan Tulkus. An Interview with Ven. Geshe Lhakdor 

Publication date: 07.12.2018

The Polish Journal of the Arts and Culture. New Series, 2018, 7 (1/2018), pp. 159 - 192

https://doi.org/10.4467/24506249PJ.18.008.9782

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Maksymilian Woch
Wydział Filozoficzny, Uniwersytet Jagielloński, ul. Gołębia 24, Kraków; Wydział Elektrotechniki, Automatyki, Informatyki i Inżynierii Biomedycznej, Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza im. Stanisława Staszica w Krakowie
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The Tibetan Tulkus. An Interview with Ven. Geshe Lhakdor 

Abstract

The interview with Venerable Geshe Lhakdor, the director of LTWA (Library of Tibetan Works and Archives) is the result of the fieldwork on tulkus which I have been carrying out since January of 2018 in India. It forms part of a PhD project, focusing on the question of how the institution of tulku (sprul sku), which is one of the main characteristics of  Tibetan Buddhism, is perceived by Tibetans in exile, in the context of the controversy with the double choosing of the Panchen Lamas. In the paper the interview will be presented with the preceding historical and methodological introduction and then summarized in the commentary.

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Information: The Polish Journal of the Arts and Culture. New Series, 2018, 7 (1/2018), pp. 159 - 192

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The Tibetan Tulkus. An Interview with Ven. Geshe Lhakdor 

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The Tibetan Tulkus. An Interview with Ven. Geshe Lhakdor 

Authors

Wydział Filozoficzny, Uniwersytet Jagielloński, ul. Gołębia 24, Kraków; Wydział Elektrotechniki, Automatyki, Informatyki i Inżynierii Biomedycznej, Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza im. Stanisława Staszica w Krakowie

Published at: 07.12.2018

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