Royal Memory and Cultural Identity-One of the Autobiographic Studies of Mi-nyag vJam-dbyangs Grags-pa
Mi-nyag vJam-dbyangs Grags-pa's autobiography rNam-thar-gzhan-la-phan-pavi-nyi-mavi-vod-zer contains the conversations of the Fifth Karmapa De-bzhin gShegs-pa during his trip to the mainland,which re-flects De-bzhin gShegs-pa's impression of the royal family of the Ming Dynasty.In his memory,the royal family of the Ming Dynasty were believers and supporters of Buddhism,and he described the royal family of the Ming Dynasty with terms such as"Bodhisattva manifestation",which is an expression of the sanctity of the royal family in the context of Tibetan Buddhism.The Ming Dynasty's courteous treatment of De-bzhin gShegs-pa and its emphasis on Tibetan Buddhist culture narrowed the emotional distance between each other and created a cultural identity,which in turn enhanced the Tibetan religious circles'political identification with the Ming Dynasty's imperial power.The reason why vJam-dbyangs Grags-pa was willing to inquire about and record the situation of the royal family of the Ming Dynasty also reflects the influence of the Ming emperor's authority in Xizang,and shows that the Ming Dynasty's policy of"multiple feudal lords and many establishments"towards Tibetan Buddhism played an actual role.The biographies of Tibetan Buddhist figures such as the rNam-thar-gzhan-la-phan-pavi-nyi-mavi-vod-zer contain rich records of contacts,exchanges and integration between the mainland and Xizang,which are worthy of further sorting and excavation.
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