The Nine Ways of Bon
Author | : David L. Snellgrove |
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Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 1967 |
Genre | : Bon (Tibetan religion) |
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Author | : David L. Snellgrove |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 1967 |
Genre | : Bon (Tibetan religion) |
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Author | : David Snellgrove |
Publisher | : Orchid Press |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 2021-05-15 |
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ISBN | : 9789745242357 |
To practising bonpos, Bon simply means the true religion of Tibet, while to Tibetan Buddhists, Bon refers to the false teachings and practices that were prevalent before Buddhism finally succeeded in gaining a firm hold on the country. The present study resulted from a period during which the author, a renowned scholar of Asian languages and cultures, was engaged in intense contact with practicing bonpos. It consists of the translation of fundamental texts of Bon, based on a manuscript of some 400 years of age, in which the entire Bon tantric practice is summarized. In many ways remarkably parallel to the early Buddhist teachings, much of the Bon tradition was subsequently incorporated back into Buddhism when that religion was formally adopted into Tibetan culture. This important study, first published in the 1960s and long out of print, will be welcomed by all with interest in the religions of the Himalayas.
Author | : David Llewellyn Snellgrove |
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Genre | : Bon (Tibetan religion) |
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Total Pages | : 312 |
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Author | : Per Kværne |
Publisher | : Shambhala Publications |
Total Pages | : 166 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Art |
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The Bon religion claims to be the original and authentic religion of the Tibetan people, and to have been firmly established in the Land of Snows long before Buddhism was introduced in the seventh century AD. Although its adherents were gradually reduced to a minority, Bon has nevertheless continued to flourish in many areas up to the present day in Tibet, especially in the eastern and north-eastern regions where a reconstruction and renaissance is taking place, as well as within the Bon community in exile in India. The iconography of the Bon religion is presented through a series of thangkas, miniatures and bronzes from public and private collections in the West, as well as from communities within Tibet and in exile. With a few exceptions they are hitherto unpublished and date from the late fourteenth to mid-twentieth centuries. The peaceful, tutelary, protector and local deities as well as the Bon siddhas, lamas and dakinis are identified and fully described by means of excerpts from ritual or biographical texts which are translated here for the first time.
Author | : David Llewellyn Snellgrove |
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Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 1967 |
Genre | : Bon (Tibetan religion) |
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Author | : Raven Cypress Wood |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2021-08-03 |
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ISBN | : 9781300545781 |
The practice of fumigation and offering of sacred smoke, known as sang, uses smoke created according to the instructions of an ancient ritual to purify contamination of the environment and its seen and unseen inhabitants. This contamination is caused by the negative activity of humanity and results in many types of calamity and misfortune. The ritual of sacred smoke purifies this contamination and its negative consequences and create a basis for good fortune and prosperity, and supports positive and harmonious circumstances for spiritual practice and development.
Author | : Matthew T. Kapstein |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 366 |
Release | : 2022-01-31 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9004503463 |
The Tibetan Gesar epic has known countless retellings, translations, and academic studies. The Many Faces of Ling Gesar, presents its historical, cultural, and literary aspects for the first time in a single volume for both general readers and specialists.
Author | : Tenzin Wangyal |
Publisher | : New Age Books |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Bon (Tibetan religion) |
ISBN | : 9788178221915 |
This Book Will Be Of Great Help To Readers Wishing To Find A Clear Explanation Of The Bon Tradition Of Tibet Especially With Regard To Its Presentation Of The Teachings Of Dzogchen.