"PIATS 2003: Tibetan Studies: Proceedings of the Tenth Seminar of the International Association for Tibetan Studies, Oxford, 2003. Managing Editor: Charles Ramble."

Includes bibliographical references.

Preliminary Material / S. Jacoby and A. Terrone -- Introduction To Buddhism Beyond The Monastery / Sarah Jacoby and Antonio Terrone -- Eat It Up Or Throw It To The Dogs? Dge ’Dun Chos ’Phel (1903–1951), Ma Cig Lab Sgron (1055–1153) And Pha Dam Pa Sangs Rgyas (D. 1117): A Ramble Through The Burial Grounds Of Ordinary And ‘Holy’ Beings In Tibet / Heather Stoddard -- To Be Or Not To Be Celibate: Morality And Consort Practices According To The Treasure Revealer Se Ra Mkha’ ’Gro’s (1892–1940) Auto/Biographical Writings / Sarah Jacoby -- Householders And Monks: A Study Of Treasure Revealers And Their Role In Religious Revival In Contemporary Eastern Tibet / Antonio Terrone -- ‘Local Community Rituals’ In Bhutan: Documentation And Tentative Reading / Francoise Pommaret -- The Ala And Ngakpa Priestly Traditions Of Nyemo (Central Tibet): Hybridity And Hierarchy / Nicolas Sihle -- The ‘Spirit Mediums’ (lha pa) Of Reb Gong In A Mdo / Danzang Cairang -- Signs Of Transition: On Interpreting Some Predictors Of Sprul sku Rebirth / Marcia S. Calkowski -- List Of Contributors / S. Jacoby and A. Terrone.

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Monasteries have been the locus classicus of the academic investigation of Tibetan religions. This volume seeks to balance this emphasis with an exploration of the diverse religious specialists who operate outside of the monastery in Tibet and along the Himalayan belt. The articles collected here depict Tantric professionals, visionaries, village lamas, spirit mediums, and female religious leaders whose loyalties reside in the noncelibate sphere but whose activities have had a significant impact on Tibetan religion. Using methodologies drawn from anthropological and textual scholarship, these seven essays bolster our understanding of religious practices and their performers beyond the monasteries of Central and Eastern Tibet, Bhutan, and India from historical times to the present day.