The Bon Religion Of Tibet
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Author | : Per Kværne |
Publisher | : Shambhala Publications |
Total Pages | : 166 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : |
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 With a few exceptions they are hitherto unpublished and date from the late fourteenth to mid-twentieth centuries.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 | : Per Kværne |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 108 |
Release | : 1985-01-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9789004070837 |
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.
Author | : Donatella Rossi |
Publisher | : Shambhala Publications |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2000-01-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9781559391290 |
Dzogchen, or the Great Perfection, is considered by both the Bonpos and the followers of the Nyigma school in Tibet to be the culmination of all spiritual teachings. The philosophical view of the Great Perfection introduces the individual to the knowledge of reality, which is one with the enlightened state of all beings. In this book the Dzogchen view is presented in two Bonpo texts belonging to the revered terma (treasure) and oral traditions, here for the first time translated and critically edited in their entirety.
Author | : Christoph Baumer |
Publisher | : Orchid Press |
Total Pages | : 210 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : |
This illustrated appraisal of the role of the Bon religion in Tibetan culture identifies elements of secular and non-secular Tibetan society that arguably pre-date the influx of Buddhism. It takes the reader to the monasteries and sacred sites of Bon and reveals its influences on Tibet. This is an illustrated, fresh appraisal of the role of the Bon religion in Tibetan culture which sets out to identify those elements of both secular and non-secular Tibetan society that arguably pre-date the influx of Buddhism. In order to fully understand Tibetan culture, the book takes the
Author | : Donald S. Lopez, Jr. |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 435 |
Release | : 2018-06-05 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0691188173 |
Originally published in 1997, Religions of Tibet in Practice is a landmark work--the first major anthology on the topic ever produced. This new edition--abridged to further facilitate course use--presents a stunning array of works that together offer an unparalleled view of the Tibetan religious landscape over the centuries. Organized thematically, the twenty-eight chapters are testimony to the vast scope of religious practice in the Tibetan world, past and present. Religions of Tibet in Practice remains a work of great value to scholars, students, and general readers.
Author | : Jose Ignacio Cabezon |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 2009-12-08 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0199889392 |
Ritual is one of the most pervasive religious phenomena in the Tibetan cultural world. Despite its ubiquity and importance to Tibetan cultural life, however, only in recent years has Tibetan ritual been given the attention it deserves. This is the first scholarly collection to focus on this important subject. Unique in its historical, geographical and disciplinary breadth, this book brings together eleven essays by an international cast of scholars working on ritual texts, institutions and practices in the greater Tibetan cultural world - Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, and Mongolia. While most of the chapters focus on Buddhism, two deal with ritual in Tibet's indigenous Bon religion. All of the essays are original to this volume. An extensive introduction by the editor provides a broad overview of Tibetan ritual and contextualizes the chapters within the field of Buddhist and Tibetan studies. The book should find use in advanced undergraduate courses and graduate seminars on Tibetan religion. It will also be of interest to students and scholars of ritual generally.
Author | : Dmitry Ermakov |
Publisher | : Bo & Bon by Dmitry Ermakov |
Total Pages | : 904 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Bo Murgel |
ISBN | : |
Comparative study between Tibetan Bon and Buryatian Bø religion of ancient Shamanic traditions.
Author | : Ellen Pearlman |
Publisher | : Inner Traditions / Bear & Co |
Total Pages | : 206 |
Release | : 2002-12 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | : 9780892819188 |
From the time Buddhism entered the mythical land of the snows, Tibetans have expressed their spiritual devotion and celebrated their culture with dance. This book--lavishly illustrated with color and rare historic photographs depicting the dances, costumes, and masks--is the first to explore the significance and symbolism of the sacred and secular ritual dances of Tibetan Buddhism.
Author | : Nyima Dakpa |
Publisher | : Snow Lion |
Total Pages | : 158 |
Release | : 2005-11-22 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | : |
Fundamental outer and inner meditations from the Bon tradition of Tibet. Bon is the ancient pre-Buddhist religion of Tibet, still practiced today.