Vesna A. Wallace is a Professor of Religious Studies in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her areas of specialization are Indian and Mongolian Buddhist traditions.

This volume offers a thoughtful insight into current scholarship on Mongolian Buddhism. It is presented as a variable, non-unified, but yet specific form of Buddhism, which developed in close interaction with indigenous religion and culture.

• Acknowledgments ; Contributors ; Introduction ; Vesna A. Wallace ; Part I ; 1. What Happened to Queen Jonggen? ; Johan Elverskog ; 2. The Western Mongolian Clear Script and the Making of the Buddhist State ; Richard Taupier ; 3. Shakur Lama: The Last Attempt to Build the Buddhist State ; Baatr Kitinov ; 4. Modernities, Sense Making, and the Inscription of Mongolian Buddhist Place ; Matthew King ; 5. Envisioning a Mongolian Buddhist Identity through Chinggis Khaan ; Vesna A. Wallace ; Part II ; 6. Establishment of the Mergen Tradition of Mongolian Buddhism ; Uranchimeg Ujeed ; 7. Zanabazar (1635-1723): Vajrayana Art and the State in Medieval Mongolia ; Uranchimeg Tsultemin ; 8. The Power and Authority of Maitreya in Mongolia Examined through Mongolian Art ; Uranchimeg Tsultemin ; 9. A Literary History of Buddhism in Mongolia ; Simon Wickham-Smith ; 10. How Vajrapani Became a Mongol ; Vesna A. Wallace ; 11. What Do Protective Deities, Mongolian Heroes, and Fast Steeds Have in Common? ; Vesna A. Wallace ; 12. Buddhist Sacred Mountains, Auspicious Landscapes, and Their Agency ; Vesna A. Wallace ; Part III ; 13. Criminal Lamas: Court Cases Against Buddhist Monks in Early Socialist Mongolia ; Christopher Kaplonski ; 14. Transition and Transformation: Buddhist Women of Buryatia ; Karma Lekshe Tsomo ; 15. The Social and Cultural Practices of Buddhism: The Local Context of Inner Mongolia in the First Half of the Twentieth Century ; Hurelbaatar Ujeed

Vesna A. Wallace is a Professor of Religious Studies in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her areas of specialization are Indian and Mongolian Buddhist traditions.

This volume offers a thoughtful insight into current scholarship on Mongolian Buddhism. It is presented as a variable, non-unified, but yet specific form of Buddhism, which developed in close interaction with indigenous religion and culture.

• Acknowledgments ; Contributors ; Introduction ; Vesna A. Wallace ; Part I ; 1. What Happened to Queen Jonggen? ; Johan Elverskog ; 2. The Western Mongolian Clear Script and the Making of the Buddhist State ; Richard Taupier ; 3. Shakur Lama: The Last Attempt to Build the Buddhist State ; Baatr Kitinov ; 4. Modernities, Sense Making, and the Inscription of Mongolian Buddhist Place ; Matthew King ; 5. Envisioning a Mongolian Buddhist Identity through Chinggis Khaan ; Vesna A. Wallace ; Part II ; 6. Establishment of the Mergen Tradition of Mongolian Buddhism ; Uranchimeg Ujeed ; 7. Zanabazar (1635-1723): Vajrayana Art and the State in Medieval Mongolia ; Uranchimeg Tsultemin ; 8. The Power and Authority of Maitreya in Mongolia Examined through Mongolian Art ; Uranchimeg Tsultemin ; 9. A Literary History of Buddhism in Mongolia ; Simon Wickham-Smith ; 10. How Vajrapani Became a Mongol ; Vesna A. Wallace ; 11. What Do Protective Deities, Mongolian Heroes, and Fast Steeds Have in Common? ; Vesna A. Wallace ; 12. Buddhist Sacred Mountains, Auspicious Landscapes, and Their Agency ; Vesna A. Wallace ; Part III ; 13. Criminal Lamas: Court Cases Against Buddhist Monks in Early Socialist Mongolia ; Christopher Kaplonski ; 14. Transition and Transformation: Buddhist Women of Buryatia ; Karma Lekshe Tsomo ; 15. The Social and Cultural Practices of Buddhism: The Local Context of Inner Mongolia in the First Half of the Twentieth Century ; Hurelbaatar Ujeed

Vesna A. Wallace is a Professor of Religious Studies in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her areas of specialization are Indian and Mongolian Buddhist traditions.

This volume offers a thoughtful insight into current scholarship on Mongolian Buddhism. It is presented as a variable, non-unified, but yet specific form of Buddhism, which developed in close interaction with indigenous religion and culture.

• Acknowledgments ; Contributors ; Introduction ; Vesna A. Wallace ; Part I ; 1. What Happened to Queen Jonggen? ; Johan Elverskog ; 2. The Western Mongolian Clear Script and the Making of the Buddhist State ; Richard Taupier ; 3. Shakur Lama: The Last Attempt to Build the Buddhist State ; Baatr Kitinov ; 4. Modernities, Sense Making, and the Inscription of Mongolian Buddhist Place ; Matthew King ; 5. Envisioning a Mongolian Buddhist Identity through Chinggis Khaan ; Vesna A. Wallace ; Part II ; 6. Establishment of the Mergen Tradition of Mongolian Buddhism ; Uranchimeg Ujeed ; 7. Zanabazar (1635-1723): Vajrayana Art and the State in Medieval Mongolia ; Uranchimeg Tsultemin ; 8. The Power and Authority of Maitreya in Mongolia Examined through Mongolian Art ; Uranchimeg Tsultemin ; 9. A Literary History of Buddhism in Mongolia ; Simon Wickham-Smith ; 10. How Vajrapani Became a Mongol ; Vesna A. Wallace ; 11. What Do Protective Deities, Mongolian Heroes, and Fast Steeds Have in Common? ; Vesna A. Wallace ; 12. Buddhist Sacred Mountains, Auspicious Landscapes, and Their Agency ; Vesna A. Wallace ; Part III ; 13. Criminal Lamas: Court Cases Against Buddhist Monks in Early Socialist Mongolia ; Christopher Kaplonski ; 14. Transition and Transformation: Buddhist Women of Buryatia ; Karma Lekshe Tsomo ; 15. The Social and Cultural Practices of Buddhism: The Local Context of Inner Mongolia in the First Half of the Twentieth Century ; Hurelbaatar Ujeed