Bon Po Hidden Treasures

Bon Po Hidden Treasures
Author: Jean-Luc Achard
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2004-01-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9004138358

This book contains an annotated catalogue of textual treasures revealed by bDe chen gling pa, a 19th century Tibetan Bon po master belonging to the tradition known as "New Bon" and a discoverer of Tantric and rDzogs chen teachings.

Bon Po Hidden Treasures

Bon Po Hidden Treasures
Author: Jean-Luc Achard
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 323
Release: 2004-05-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9047405285

New Bon promises to become an important focus of interest among academic Tibetologists in the coming years. This unique, first-ever English-language volume on Tibet’s New Bon religion (14th century onwards) contains the full catalogue of the collected rediscovered teachings revealed by bDe chen gling pa, an important Bon po master of the second part of the 19th century in Eastern Tibet. Belonging to a later period of development within the various lineages of New Bon, bDe chen gling stands as an essential link between this tradition and that of the Ris med movement of the late 19th century. The annotated catalogue of the thirteen volume collection mostly covers tantric and rDzogs chen (Great Perfection) texts barely known outside native libraries.

Bon - the Magic Word

Bon - the Magic Word
Author: Samten Gyaltsen Karmay
Publisher: Philip Wilson Publishers
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2007-10-24
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

"Accepting everything, refusing nothing through the centuries, it is the one all-embracing form of Tibetan religion," as leading Tibetan scholar David L. Snellgrove once said of Bon. This book, the first of its kind to be dedicated solely to the art of Bon religion and culture, which to this day has been overshadowed by its Buddhist counterpart, aims to explore and reveal the many hidden treasures of this so far overlooked religion. Engaging with the great scholars of the field, in particular the revered Samten G. Karmay, the reader is invited to delve into the depths of this wonderful culture. Jeff Watt, curator of the Rubin Museum of Art, enlightens the reader by differentiating between Bon and Buddhist art, which it are so often confused. The other contributors look at specific topics within Bon, including its paintings, sacred geography and its founding and therefore set the beautiful art and artifacts within their context. The purpose of this book is to inspire, and in the process to enable the reader to appreciate the beauty of Bon art while simultaneously gaining an understanding of the ethos of Bon, from the time of its founding through to the more than one million practicing Bonpo of today.

Tibetan Treasure Literature

Tibetan Treasure Literature
Author: Andreas Doctor
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013-05-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1559394250

The Treasure tradition of the Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism posits that in the eighth century, various adepts hid spiritual instructions (gter ma, lit. “Treasures”) for the purpose of future discovery at auspicious times. Tibetan Treasure Literature discusses central themes and personalities in the history and practice of this tradition. It presents the first thorough survey of the revelations of the great visionary master Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa (1829–1870), including translations of selected texts with detailed commentary by Khenpo Rinchen Namgyal, one of Chokgyur Lingpa’s foremost students. Also included is a discussion of the criteria for evaluating the authenticity of those beings who claim to have revealed such Treasures of Buddhist teaching, by the renowned master Ju Mipham (1846–1912).

Hidden Treasures

Hidden Treasures
Author: Gene Levine
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 147
Release: 2008
Genre: Computer graphics
ISBN: 1402751451

A stereogram is a two-dimensional image that, when viewed properly, creates a stunning, almost magical impression of depth. Objects seem to float or to pop out of patterns. And these complex and sophisticated designs, produced by two of the most famous stereogram creators in the world, are state of the art.

The Nine Ways of Bon

The Nine Ways of Bon
Author: David Snellgrove
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Bon (Tibetan religion)
ISBN: 9789745241114

A study of Tibetan religion. 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 became the dominant religion under the Kings. The present study resulted from a period during which the author was engaged in intense contact with practising bonpos. It consists of the translation of a seminal 450 year old transcript of a 13th century Bon manuscript, in which the entire Bon philosophy and practice is summarized.The scale and depth of his study allows

Negotiating Rites

Negotiating Rites
Author: Ute Husken
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 310
Release: 2012
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0199812292

Ritual has been long viewed as an undisputed and indisputable part of (especially religious) tradition, performed over and over in the same ways: stable in form, meaningless, preconcieved, and with the aim of creating harmony and enabling a tradition's survival. The authors represented in this collection argue, however, that this view can be seriously challenged and that ritual's embeddedness in negotiation processes is one of its central features.

Bön in Nepal

Bön in Nepal
Author: Gelek Jinpa
Publisher:
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2013
Genre: Bon (Tibetan religion)
ISBN: 9788170263029

Hidden Treasures and Secret Lives

Hidden Treasures and Secret Lives
Author: Michael Aris
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 295
Release: 2012-10-12
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1136149066

First published in 1989. This book includes the Tibetan Buddhist hagiography and concentrates on the lives of Pemalingpa (1450-1521) and the Sixth Dalai Lama (1683-1706). One of the main purposes of this study is to communicate the human qualities of these saints to a rather broader audience.