The Bon Religion Of Tibet

Author : Samten Gyaltsen Karmay,Jeff Watt
Publisher : Philip Wilson Publishers
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2007-10-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : STANFORD:36105124042560

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Bon - the Magic Word by Samten Gyaltsen Karmay,Jeff Watt Pdf

"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 : Per Kværne
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Art, Bonpo
ISBN : UCSC:32106013567430

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The Bon Religion of Tibet by Per Kværne Pdf

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 : Helmut Hoffmann
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780429806186

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The Religions of Tibet by Helmut Hoffmann Pdf

This book, first published in 1961, examines the old Tibetan Bon religion, the development of Buddhism in India and Tibet, and covers the religious struggles of the eighth and ninth centuries. It also describes the rise of the Lamaist sects and the priest state of the Dalai Lamas, and taken as a whole is a study of the development of the character of Tibet itself.

Author : Banwari Lall Bansal
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Religion
ISBN : UVA:X002622439

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Bon, Its Encounter with Buddhism in Tibet by Banwari Lall Bansal Pdf

History of Bon-po sect and its conflict with Lamaist Buddhist of Tibet.

Author : Kvaerne
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2023-09-29
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9789004666672

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Tibet: Bon Religion by Kvaerne Pdf

Author : Tucci
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2012-11-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136179457

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Religions Of Tibet by Tucci Pdf

Very little is known in the West about Tibetan Buddhism in comparison with other eastern religions. This is partly because the vast literature which it has produced, and which illuminates its history, is still far from accessible. In addition there exists a deep division between monastic Lamaism and religion as it is lived by the people: the former is fragmented into many schools, while the latter shows numerous regional variations. The first comprehensive account of Tibetan Buddhism to be published in English since Waddell's "Buddhism of Tibet" appeared in 1894, this translation is certain to become the standard reference work on the subject.

Author : Per Kværne
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1985-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9004070834

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Tibet Bon Religion by Per Kværne Pdf

Author : Samten G. Karrmay,Jeff Watt
Publisher : Philip Wilson Publishers, Limited
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Bon (Tibetan religion)
ISBN : 0977213129

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Bon, the Magic Word by Samten G. Karrmay,Jeff Watt Pdf

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 : Christoph Baumer
Publisher : Orchid Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Religion
ISBN : STANFORD:36105111954314

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Tibet's Ancient Religion, Bön by Christoph Baumer Pdf

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 : Donatella Rossi
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1559391294

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The Philosophical View of the Great Perfection in the Tibetan Bon Religion by Donatella Rossi Pdf

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 : International Association for Tibetan Studies. Seminar,John Ardussi
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9004127763

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Tibet, Past and Present: Religion and secular culture in Tibet by International Association for Tibetan Studies. Seminar,John Ardussi Pdf

The proceedings of the seminars of the International Association for Tibetan Studies (IATS) have developed into the most representative world-wide cross-section of Tibetan Studies. They are an indispensable reference-work for anyone interested in Tibet and capture the cutting edge of Tibet-related research.This volume is the second of three volumes of general proceedings of the Ninth Seminar of the IATS. It presents a careful selection of scholarly and academic articles on Tibetan Buddhist and Bon religious culture, including a sizeable section of anthropological contributions. The complete series covers ten volumes. The other seven volumes are the outcome of expert panels. Of special interest to readers of this book are the edited volumes by Katia Buffetrille & Hildegard Diemberger (anthropology: territory and identity), Helmut Eimer & David Germano (Buddhist canon), Toni Huber (anthropology: Amdo cultural revival), Christiaan Klieger (anthropology: presentation of self & identity), and Deborah Klimburg-Salter and Eva Allinger (art history).

Author : Sarat Chandra Das
Publisher : New Delhi : Manju ́sr̄i Publishing House
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015020085018

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Contributions on the Religion and History of Tibet by Sarat Chandra Das Pdf

Author : Bkra-śis-rgyal-mtshan (Śar-rdza)
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publishe
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Bon (Tibetan religion)
ISBN : 8120829433

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The Treasury of Good Sayings by Bkra-śis-rgyal-mtshan (Śar-rdza) Pdf

The Legs bshad mdzod, which is here edited and translated into English for the first time, is a history of Tibetan religion known as Bon. It gives a full account of this ancient religion, its origins and development, its struggles against the later imported Buddhism, and its fight for survival in spite of persecution and even abolition on two occasions. the reassembly of the scriptures dispersed at these times is major object of attention. In his introduction the editor makes an assessment of the historical value of the work and considers the extent of its reliability and factual accuracy. He has also, here and in the footnotes to the translation, indicated its sources which are extremely numerous and varied. The transliteration of the Tibetan text is followed by two indices of names and a short glossary of rare terms.

Author : Mara Lisa Arizaga
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2022-08-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783110758870

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When Tibetan Meditation Goes Global by Mara Lisa Arizaga Pdf

This book provides an in-depth examination of the Yungdrung Bon religion in light of globalization. In its global dimension, Bon has been attracting a growing number of Westerners, particularly to its Dzogchen teachings and meditation practices. In this expansion, Bon operates in a dynamic context where forces that create changes in the tradition coexist, sometimes in tension and sometimes in tandem, with other forces that aim to preserve it. In tracing the process through which Bon has become a global religion, this monograph narrates the story of the principal figures who initially facilitated this transmission, following their journey from Tibet to India and Nepal. The narrative then moves to explore the dynamics taking place in the transmission and reception of Yungdrung Bon in Western countries, opening up a new viewpoint on the expansion of Tibetan religious traditions into the West and painting a comprehensive picture of the modern history of the Yungdrung Bon religion as narrated by its participants. In so doing, it makes an invaluable contribution to the study of Tibetan traditions in the West as well as to the wider history of religions, social anthropology, psychology, and conversion studies.

Author : Per Kvaerne,Per Kværne,Rinzin Thargyal
Publisher : NIAS Press
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Bon (Tibetan religion)
ISBN : 8787062259

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Bon, Buddhism and Democracy by Per Kvaerne,Per Kværne,Rinzin Thargyal Pdf