[Dissertation] Nechung: The Ritual History and Institutionalization of a Tibetan Buddhist Protector Deity

Nechung: The Ritual History and Institutionalization of a Tibetan Buddhist Protector Deity
Dedication
Frontispiece
Table of Contents
Abstract
Acknowledgement
Note on Tibetan Transcription
List of Figures
I. Introduction
The Many Gods and Spirits of Tibet
Review of the Literature
Theoretical Position and Methodology
Chapter Outline
II. Chapter 1: Nechung's Mythic Narrative
The Five Sovereign Spirits
The Many Lives of Pehar
Pehar's Lives before Tibet
Pehar Comes to Tibet
Pehar Arrives at Nechung
Alternative Narratives
Divine and Demonic Associations
Ontology and Emanation
Chapter Figures
III. Chapter 2: Nechung's Ritual Pedigree
Methods for Invoking Dharma Protectors
The Many Rites of Nechung
First Month
Second Month
Third Month
Fourth Month
Fifth Month
Sixth Month
Seventh Month
Eighth Month
Ninth Month
Tenth Month
Eleventh Month
Twelfth Month
Liturgical Accretion
The Central Nechung Rituals and Their Evolution
Dorje Drakden
Chapter Figures
IV. Chapter 3: Nechung's Institutional Development
Physical and Symbolic Architecture
The Many Histories of Nechung Monastery
Nechung Yuloko Shrine
Nechung Chapel
Nechung Dorje Drayangling Monastery
Later Milestones
The Nechung Oracle
Monastery and Chapel Networks
Tsel Yangon Monastery
Deyang College
Meru Nyingpa Monastery
Gadong Monastery
Karmasha Chapel
Banakzhol Chapel
Other Monasteries and Chapels
Chapter Figures
V. Conclusion
The Many Lineages of the Fifth Dalai Lama
Ancestral Connection
Transmissional Connection
Incarnational Connection
Institutional Connection
Mongolian Connection
Institution-building and the Power of People
A Modern Encounter
VI. Appendices
Appendix I: An Outline of the Nechung Liturgy
Appendix II: The Central Nechung Rituals
Appendix IIa: The Ten-Chapter Sadhana
Transcription
Preface
Part I
Part II
Part III
Introduction
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Colophon
Translation
Preface
Part I
Part II
Part III
Introduction
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Colophon
Appendix IIb: The Offerings and Praises
Transcription
Text 1
Text 2
Text 3
Text 4
Text 5
Text 6
Translation
Text 1
Text 2
Text 3
Text 4
Text 5
Text 6
Appendix IIc: The Adamantine Melody
Transcription
Translation
Appendix III: The Nechung Register
Transcription
Fifth Dalai Lama's Section
Sangye Gyatso's Section
Translation
Fifth Dalai Lama's Section
Sangye Gyatso's Section
Appendix IV: The Hagiography of Jokpa Jangchup Penden
Transcription
Manuscript
Bibliography
Primary Sources
Secondary Sources