The Hybridity of Buddhism

The articles published in this volume are the result of a three-year project entitled “Practices of Tibetan Bud-dhism in Taiwan” (2012–2015), funded by the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Ex-changes. In an attempt to contribute to the field of the studies on the globalization of religions, this volume adopts the concept of hybridity as the principal model of investigation of the continuities and ruptures in the practices of Tibetan Buddhism, both on a global level and in interaction with the local religious traditions of Taiwanese and Chinese societies. Hybridity helps cul-tural traditions (the religious and material Tibetan ones) to recruit new adherents (mostly Han) and to be recognized locally, regionally, and globally, as new forms of distinct religiosity emerge. The volume fo-cuses on the agencies at the origin of these hybridities, i.e. the Chinese, Taiwanese or Tibetan masters in-volved, and examines the strategies they employ in order to position themselves as legitimate masters of Tibetan Buddhism. Contents Introduction Fabienne JAGOU Le bouddhisme tibétain à Taïwan : observations socio-logiques préliminaires Cécile CAMPERGUE Tibetan Buddhist Temples in Taiwan: An Exploration of Transnational Religious Architecture Sarah E. FRASER Tibetan Relics in Taiwan: A Link between Past, Pre-sent, and Future Fabienne JAGOU Reformulating the Appropriated and Relinking the Chain: Challenges of Lineage and Legitimacy in Zhen-yan Revivalism Cody R. BAHIR Teaching Tibetan Buddhism in Chinese on behalf of Mañjusri: “Great Perfection” (dzokchen / dayuanman) and Related Tantric Practices among Han Chinese and Taiwanese Believers in Sertar and Beyond Ester BIANCHI The Contemporary Revival of the Barom Kagyü School in Kham Magdalena Maria TUREK Spirit-Possession: Identities of a Master and the Rise of a Karma Kagyü Monastery in Taiwan HUANG Ying-chieh The Academic Contributions of Ouyang Wuwei Lama (1913–1991): A Disciple’s Testimony HSIAO Chin-sung Bibliography Index Abstracts / Résumés Authors / Auteurs