The Golden Yoke causes us to rethink American legal culture. The legal cosmology of Buddhist Tibet brings into question both the autonomous framework underlying this system and most of the presumptions we have about the very nature of law, from precedent and res judicata to rule formation and closure.
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List of Illustrations ix Preface xii Note on Tibetan Translation, Transliteration, and Citation xvii Introduction 1
PART ONE THE CONTEXT OF TIBET 19
Chapter 1 A Sketch of Tibet and Its People 21 Excursus: Marriage Patterns 38
Chapter 2 Reading Law Codes as Tibetan History 41
Chapter 3 The Dalai Lamas and Recent History 45 Excursus: Incorporation of Land 53
PART TWO THE COSMOLOGY OF LAW 55 Introduction 57
Chapter 4 Reality, Karma, and Nonduality 61
Chapter 5 The Cosmos, Time, and the Nature of Conflict 69
Chapter 6 Inner Morality and the Buddha 75
Chapter 7 Myth and Narrative 83 Excursus: More Mythic Stories 95
Chapter 8 Language, Debate, and Magic 99
Chapter 9 Power and Hierarchy 107 Excursus: Land Ownership 118
Chapter 10 Rituals of the Golden Yoke 121 Excursus: Court Costs 127
Chapter 11 Of Oracles, Oaths, and Dice 129
Chapter 12 The Jurisprudence of Truth 137
Chapter 13 Legal Space and Movement 147 Excursus: Writing and Documents 155
Chapter 14 Boundaries, Identities, and Levels 159 Excursus: Inheritance 172
Chapter 15 Legal Symbols and Representations 175
PART THREE REPORTS FROM THE COUNTRYSIDE 193 Introduction 195
Chapter 16 The Hail Protector of the Crystal Fortress 197 Excursus: Nomadic Legal Process 204
Chapter 17 A Small Private Estate 205 Excursus: Taxation 215
Chapter 18 A Large Private Estate 219 Excursus: Singing-Counting 229
Chapter 19 The District Court of Kyidong 233
PART FOUR REPORTS FROM THE CENTRAL BUREAUCRACY 247 Introduction 249
Chapter 20 The World of Lhasa 253
Chapter 21 The City Court of Lhasa 269
Chapter 22 The Municipal Office of Lhasa 277
Chapter 23 The High Court of Tibet 291 Excursus: The Ecclesiastical Office 306
PART FIVE CRIMES AND OFFICIALS 311 Introduction 313
Chapter 24 Crime and Punishment in Tibet 315
Chapter 25 The Life History of Kungola Thubten Sangye 327
Conclusion 341 Notes 349 Bibliography 371 Tibetan Word Index 389 General Index 393
