Cover illustration: Four Tantric practitioners who have completed a three-month retreat near Rgyal bo chu ca, Reb kong. Photo: Yangdon Dhondup, October 2010.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataMonastic and lay traditions in north-eastern Tibet / edited by Yangdon Dhondup, Ulrich Pagel, and Geoffrey Samuel. pages cm. -(Brill's Tibetan studies library, iSSN 1568-6183 ; VOLUME 33) includes index. iSBN 978-90-04-25569-2 (hardback : alk. paper) -iSBN 978-90-04-25642-2 (e-book) 1. Buddhist monasticism and religious orders-China-Amdo (Region) 2. Tantric Buddhism-China-Amdo (Region) 3. Bon (Tibetan religion)-China-Amdo (Region) 4. Amdo (China : Region)-Religious life and customs. 5. Tibet Region-Religious life and customs. 6. Reb-gon Gser-mo-ljons (China)-Religious life and customs. i. Dhondup, Yangdon, editor of compilation. BQ6348.M66 2013 294.3'92309515-dc23 2013021565This publication has been typeset in the multilingual "Brill" typeface. With over 5,100 characters covering Latin, iPA, Greek, and Cyrillic, this typeface is especially suitable for use in the humanities. For more information, please see www.brill.com/brill-typeface.iSSN 1568-6183 iSBN 978-90-04-25569-2 (hardback) iSBN 978-90-04-25642-2 (e-book)