The Nine Ways of Bon: Excerpts from gZi-brjid - Couverture souple

Snellgrove, David

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 9745241113 ISBN 13 : 9789745241114

Editeur : Orchid Press Publishing Limited, 2019

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

One of the most important and authoritative works on the ancient religious traditions of Tibet. To practising bönpos, Bön simply means the true religion of Tibet, while to Tibetan Buddhists, Bön 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 bönpos. It consists of the translation of a seminal 450 year old transcript of a 13th century Bön manuscript, in which the entire Bön philosophy and practice is summarized. The scale and depth of his study allows Snellgrove to examine in detail Bönpo claims to originality, while highlighting the extent to which Bön adapted its teachings and practices to that of the Buddhists in order to survive - often to the degree that they appeared almost inseparable. He also looks at the less readily quantifiable degree to which Tibetan Buddhism absorbed Bön practice into its ritual. This important study, long out of print, will be welcomed by all with interest in Tibetan Studies and the religions of the Himalayas.

Biographie de l'auteur

David Snellgrove, Ph.D., D.Litt., was elected Fellow of the British Academy in 1968. For a five year period he was Consultant for Buddhism at the then newly established Vatican Secretariat for non-Christian Religions. The author of numerous books and articles on Himalayan and South-east Asian religions, he was recently awarded the prestigious Burton Medal by the Royal Asiatic Society, for his extensive contributions to Asian scholarship.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Orchid Press Publishing Limited
• Date d'édition: 2019
• ISBN 10: 9745241113
• ISBN 13: 9789745241114
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 318