8. From Geographical Periphery to Conceptual Centre: The Travels of Ngagchang Shakya Zangpo and the Discovery of Hyolmo Identity

Abstract

, within the framework of the subproject "Buddhism between South Asia and Tibet-Negotiating Religious Boundaries in Doctrine and Practice" of the interdisciplinary research group "Negotiating Religion From a Transcultural Perspective" at the Cluster of Excellence "Asia and Europe in a Global Context," University of Heidelberg. 1 Tibetan names and expressions are given in phonetic transcription, with a transliteration according to the Wylie system added in brackets after their first occurrence (or after a slash when entirely inside brackets). Longer expressions or work titles are given only in Wylie transliteration.