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The Treasury of Good Sayings: A Tibetan History of Bon

Karmay, Samten G. (Tr. & Ed.)

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	Book ID : 4903
	ISBN-10 : 81-208-1779-6 / 8120817796
	ISBN-13 : 978-81-208-1779-1 / 9788120817791
	Place of Publication : Delhi
	Year of Publication : 2005
	Edition : (Reprint)
	Language : English
	xl, 365p., Ills., Maps, Gloss., Bib., Index, 23 cm. (First pub. in 1972, U.K.) (First Indian Edition pub. in 2001)

CONTENTS

CONTENTS:-
THE TREASURY OF GOOD SAYINGS (English translation)
The genealogies of dMu-gshen, Bru, Zhu, sPa, rMe'u and Khyung

The First Appearance of the precious doctrines of Everlasting Bon of the Enlightened One and the rise and decline of its exposition and performance in India, China, Zhang-zhung, and especially Tibet

The Second Spread and decline of the precious doctrines of Everlasting Bon in the Land of Snows

The Third Spread of the Doctrine: Textual Treasure and Oral Tradition

DESCRIPTION

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.

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