Labrang Monastery
Tibetan Buddhism on the Sino-Tibetan Frontier
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4751073 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul Nietupski (John Carroll University, corresponding author), Paul K Nietupski |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 513-535 |
| Publication date | 2008-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religion Compass (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1749-8171 • E-ISSN: 1749-8171 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1749-8171.2008.00081.x |
| OpenAlex | W2067774027 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 7 |
Labrang Monastery was formally founded in 1709 in Amdo, today located in Xiahe County, Gansu Province. It was founded and occupied by the lineage of the Jamyang Zhepas on the central Tibetan Gelukpa model, and grew to be one of the largest Tibetan Buddhist monasteries ever built. Labrang supported the full range of Tibetan Buddhist studies, and in addition allowed other Tibetan and non-Tibetan religious practices in the community at large. The monastery was located on an ethnic borderland, near its Mongol co-sponsors, Manchu, Chinese, Muslim, and other neighbors. Its location resulted in both assertions of Tibetan identity and dynamic social, political, and economic interaction. The monastic authorities owned an enormous nomadic and agricultural estate that extended over much of southern Gansu Province and into northern Sichuan and eastern Qinghai. Though politically and economically much reduced, Labrang Monastery's influence is still important in present-day Amdo
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Buddhism · China · Ethnic group · Ethnology · Frontier · Geography · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Anthropology · China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations · Chinese history and philosophy · History · Law · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |