The Dalai Lama and the Nechung Oracle
Tibetan Buddhism and the Dalai Lama enjoy global popularity and relevance, yet the longstanding practice of oracles within the tradition is still little known and understood. The Nechung Oracle, for example, is believed to become possessed by an important god named Pehar, who speaks through the huma...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Oxford University Press
2021
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| In: | Year: 2021 |
| Series/Journal: | Oxford scholarship online
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Gnas-chuṅ Rdo-rje-sgra-dbyaṅs-gliṅ
/ Ritual
/ History
B Blo-bzang-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama V. 1617-1682 / Gnas-chuṅ chos-skyoṅ |
| Further subjects: | B
Buddhist gods ; Nepal ; History
B Nechung Monastery (Dharmsåala, India) B Lamas ; History B Ngag-dbang-blo-bzang-rgya-mtsho ; Dalai Lama V ; 1617-1682 ; Teachings B Lamas ; Lineage |
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| Summary: | Tibetan Buddhism and the Dalai Lama enjoy global popularity and relevance, yet the longstanding practice of oracles within the tradition is still little known and understood. The Nechung Oracle, for example, is believed to become possessed by an important god named Pehar, who speaks through the human medium to confer with the Dalai Lama on matters of state. This monograph explores the mythologies and rituals of this god, the Buddhist monastery that houses him, and his close friendship with incarnations of the Dalai Lama over the centuries. |
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| Item Description: | Also issued in print: 2021. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on March 12, 2021) |
| ISBN: | 0197533388 |