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Perceptions of Landscape in Karzha: "Sacred" Geography and the Tibetan System of "Geomancy" |
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Stutchbury, Elisabeth (著)
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The Tibet Journal
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| Volume | v.19 n.4 Winter |
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| Date | 1994 |
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| Pages | 59 - 102 |
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| Publisher | Library of Tibetan Works and Archives |
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| Publisher Url |
http://www.ltwa.net/library/index.php
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| Location | Dharamsala, India [達蘭薩拉, 印度] |
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| Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Note | Vol. 19, No. 4, Powerful Places and Spaces in Tibetan Religious Culture. |
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| Abstract | In this paper I examine some of the ways in which the landscape of Karzha (dKar zha, Gar zhwa, Gar sha, Ga sha, Gar za)1 is perceived and talked about. I briefly discuss the perception of Karzha as a mandala, at the centre of which is the peak Drilburi (Dril bu ri), the bell mountain. Emphasis is then directed to "geomantic" considerations, which include the way in which chorten (mchod rten, stūpa Skt.) are seen to modify the landscape, creating harmony and balance within the community and in the people's relationship to their environment. This discussion is contextualised, considering a broader Tibetan perspective, which entails some consideration of both Chinese and Indian influences on the conceptualisations of landscape and geography. The perceived correspondences between microcosm and macrocosm provide the framework within which individuals and communities locate themselves in their surroundings. |
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| Table of contents | ABSTRACT 59
BACKGROUND- POLITICAL AND CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY 59
INTRODUCTION - PLACE, PILGRIMAGE AND ORAL TRADITIONS 60
CROUCHING LIONS, RECLINING WOMEN AND THE PROTECTOR GEPHAN 64
THE SUN, MOUNTAINS AND PASSAGE OF TIME 66
SATALEGPA - LAND WHICH IS AUSPICIOUS AND GOOD 67
CHORTEN - SYMBOLIC MICROCOSMS HEALING THE LANDSCAPE 70
ORAL TRADITIONS AND THE PAST INTO THE PRESENT 71
CRISIS AT LABCHANG 73
GEOMANCY, POLITY AND PINNING THE DEMONESS 78
I. GEOMANCY 78
II. POLITY 82
III. PINNING THE DEMONESS 84
THE LABCHANG CHORTEN - CONCLUSION 86
Notes 87
References 96 |
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| ISSN | 09705368 (P) |
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| Created date | 2024.01.12 |
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| Modified date | 2024.01.16 |
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