The tradition of everlasting bön: five key texts on scripture, tantra, and the great perfection
"In this authoritative translation of key texts of Everlasting Bön, Marc des Jardins opens up a relatively unknown tradition, which since the arrival of Buddhism in Tibet has undergone great transformations in its philosophy, doctrinal teachings, and meditative practices. The five texts each re...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Wisdom Publications
[2023]
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The library of Tibetan classics (9)
Year: 2023 |
| Series/Journal: | The library of Tibetan classics
9 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bonpo
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| Further subjects: | B
Spring 1200-1500
B Bon (Tibetan religion) Doctrines |
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: Tradition of everlasting bön. - Somerville : Wisdom Publications, 2023. - 9781614298793 |
| Summary: | "In this authoritative translation of key texts of Everlasting Bön, Marc des Jardins opens up a relatively unknown tradition, which since the arrival of Buddhism in Tibet has undergone great transformations in its philosophy, doctrinal teachings, and meditative practices. The five texts each represent an important aspect of the tradition. The first text by Drogön Azha Lodrö Gyaltsen (1198-1263) presents the grounds and paths of the Greater Vehicle of the Bön tradition and represents the philosophical ideology of its teachings based on the scriptures contained in the Bön canon. The second text is a short root tantra attributed to revealed teachings from Kuntu Zangpo, the personification of the unconditioned absolute. The third text is a commentary on this root tantra attributed to Drenpa Namkha (fl. eighth century), a Bönpo sage contemporary with Padmasambhava. The fourth text by Nyamé Sherap Gyaltsen (1356-1415) presents a general exposition of the tantric system according to Yungdrung Bön. The final text by Drutön Gyalwa Yungdrung (1242-90) pertains to the oral instructions on the meditation practices of Bön, especially on the cycle of practices associated with experiencing the nature of the mind, the Great Perfection systems. All five texts have been selected by the late H. H. Menri Trizin Rinpoché, Lungtok Tenpai Nyima (1927-2017), who was the thirty-third abbot of Menri Monastery, the central institution of the Yungdrung Bön school"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0861714482 |