Tibetan Buddhism among Han Chinese

This study analyzes the growing appeal of Tibetan Buddhism among Han Chinese in contemporary China Hong Kong and Taiwan. It examines the Tibetan tradition’s historical context and its social cultural and political adaptation to Chinese society as well as the effects on Han practitioners. The author's analysis is based on fieldwork in all three locations and includes a broad range of interlocutors such as Tibetan religious teachers Han practitioners and lay Tibetans.