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Over the past century and with varying degrees of success, China has tried to integrate Tibet into the modern Chinese nation-state. In this groundbreaking work, Gray Tuttle reveals the surprising role Buddhism and Buddhist leaders played in the development of the modern Chinese state and in fostering relations between Tibet and China from the Republican period (1912-1949) to the early years of Communist rule. Beyond exploring interactions between Buddhists and politicians in Tibet and China, Tuttle offers new insights on the impact of modern ideas of nationalism, race, and religion in East Asi

Buddhism and politics --- Buddhism --- Politics and Buddhism --- Political science --- Political aspects --- Tibet Autonomous Region (China) --- History --- Tibet (China) --- Buddhism - China - Tibet - Political aspects --- Tibet (China) - History - 1951 --- -Buddhism - China - Tibet - Political aspects --- -Buddhism and politics