A Study Of The Income, Expenses And Management On The Monastery Economy During The Qing Dynasty In Inner Mongolia

The monastery economy was a special economic form during the Qing Dynasty in Inner Mongolia. With its unique formation, inside structure and form of operating, it had much effect on the development of politics, economy and culture in the Qing Dynasty. The study of the Income, Expenses and Management of the monastery economy during the Qing Dynasty in Inner Mongolia not only helps to understand the monastery economy (an unique form of social economic existence) in academic way, but also give an all-around analysis of the internal reasons for lopsided development of Tibetan Buddhism in Mongolia. It also has important research value and theory meanings in studying Mongolian history over the past 300 years, particularly for the economic development of Inner Mongolia. However, because the history materials are scattered, the academic circles have paid little attention to them. The content of their study has obvious limitations, since it was not all encompassing or systematic. In recent years, with the continuous discovery and arrangement of Manchurian and Mongolian historical records in the Qing Dynasty, the research of the Qing Dynasty monastery economy in Inner Mongolia has made new breakthroughs.This paper systematically discusses the monastery economic income, expenses and management in the Qing Dynasty according to the remaining Mongolian records, related documents, local history, and social survey reports. This is done through combining the study methods of comparative history.This paper consists of a preface, text and conclusion totaling more than thirty thousand words. The preface briefly introduces the purpose and the meaning of the choice of the subject, research situation, the related documents, the originality of the paper and the research methods. The first part mainly discusses the expenses given by the government to the monastery and senior lamas, and also the sources of monastery income (including income from the Shabnar—laborer of the monastery, the Hoddot, the living Buddha and the senior lamas; property appreciation; and trade). The second part discusses the sources of monastery income in detail. It includes donations from every social class, gifts collected at monastery ceremonies, and the solicitation of alms. The third part discusses the monastery expenses and its management of Income and Expenses. Finally, the conclusion elaborates on the basic view of this thesis.