Proceedings of the Tenth Seminar of the IATS, 2003. Volume 12: Buddhism Beyond the Monastery

Sarah Jacoby, Ph.D. (2007) in Religion, University of Virginia, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Religion at Northwestern University. Interested in Tibetan biography, revelation, and gender studies, she is researching the life and works of the Tibetan visionary Sera Khandro.Antonio Terrone, Doctoral Candidate at Leiden University, is Visiting Assistant Professor at Northwestern University. Interested in the history and religious practices of the Nyingma School, he is investigating the phenomena of Treasure revealers in Tibetan areas of contemporary China.

• Introduction to Buddhism Beyond the Monastery - SARAH JACOBY & ANTONIO TERRONEHEATHER STODDARD - 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 theBurial Grounds of Ordinary and ‘Holy’ Beings in Tibet SARAH JACOBY—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 ANTONIO TERRONE—Householders and Monks: A Study of Treasure Revealers and their Role in Religious Revival in Contemporary Eastern Tibet FRANCOISE POMMARET—‘Local Community Rituals’ in Bhutan: Documentation and Tentative Reading NICOLAS SIHLE—The Ala and Ngakpa Priestly Traditions of Nyemo (Central Tibet): Hybridity and HierarchyBSTAN ’DZIN TSHE RING—The ‘Spirit Mediums’ (lha pa) of Reb gong in A mdoMARCIA S. CALKOWSKI—Signs of Transition:On Interpreting Some Predictors of Sprul sku Rebirth