National Palace Museum

Buddhism started to spread to other parts of Asia in the 3^rd century BC and reached Han Chinese regions in the early 1^st century. The religion was introduced into Tibet a few hundred years later in the 7^th century. While Tibetan Buddhism mostly inherited the characteristics of late Mahāyāna Buddhism, which has its origins in India, it also incorporated some elements of Chinese Buddhism and native customs to form a unique belief system. This special exhibition catalogue presents artifacts relating to the incarnated lamas of the Qing dynasty, and provides a systematic view of the Qing court's interactions with important khubilghans as well as the features of Tibetan Buddhist works of art in the Qing imperial collection.

• Chief Editor: Song Zhao-lin
  Artifacts loaned by: The Mongolian and Tibetan Cultural Center (Ministry of Culture), Garuda Tibetan Art Studio, National Central Library, Ga-te Studio, and Hung's Arts Foundation
  Executive editors: Zheng Yong-chang and Liu Guo-wei
  Exhibition curated by: Song Zho-lin, Zheng Yong-chang, Liu Guo-wei, Chen Hui-xia, Zhong Zi-yin, and Wang Sheng-han
  Artifact information provided by: Liu Guo-wei, Zhong Zi-yin, and Zheng Yong-chang
  Manchu alphabets interpreted by: Liu Shi-xun
  Photographed by: Wang Ju-yuan, Lin Tian-ling, Xu Zhi-wei, Chen Shou-yu, Huang Jing-tong, Liu Xin-xin, Lai Xiao-xuan, and Xie Ming-song
  Translated by: Huang Shi-han and Song Zhao-lin
  Editorial assistants: Hong Zhen and Zhang Ke-rong
• ISBN: 9789575628413
  Price: NT$1290
• Binding type: softcover

• Languages: Chinese and English
  Related network resources: The Khubilghan: The Incarnated Lamas of the Qing Dynasty and Related Artifacts