Religion, social capital and exile: Social transformations and the dynamics of Tibetan Buddhist practices in India

Coelho, J.P.

dc.contributor.author	Coelho, J.P.
dc.date.accessioned	2025-02-06T05:12:02Z
dc.date.available	2025-02-06T05:12:02Z
dc.date.issued	2025
dc.identifier.citation	Society and Culture in South Asia. 11(1); 2025; 115-134.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://doi.org/10.1177/23938617241292885
dc.identifier.uri	http://irgu.unigoa.ac.in/drs/handle/unigoa/7460
dc.description.abstract	Ever since the diasporic dispersal of Tibetans due to the annexation of Tibet by the People's Republic of China in 1959 and their semi-permanent settlement in India, Tibetan Buddhist practices have been undergoing several transformations. The article examines, through the lens of social capital, how the Tibetan Buddhists, once considered as the Chela-disciplined followers of the religious practices preached by Indian Buddhist masters-have assumed the mantle of Guru or a teacher in the ongoing reproduction of Tibetan Buddhism in India. The article notes that the metamorphosis of Tibetan Buddhism as key to Tibetan identity retention has latently overtaken the issue of return to their fatherland.	en_US
dc.publisher	Sage	en_US
dc.subject	Sociology	en_US
dc.title	Religion, social capital and exile: Social transformations and the dynamics of Tibetan Buddhist practices in India	en_US
dc.type	Journal article	en_US
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