Envisioning a Tibetan Luminary

ISBN-13: 9780199362349 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 328 str.

William M. Gorvine

Recenzje

Gorvine's narrative is a brilliant exposition of the general tenets of the Tibetan Bön religion. This represents an excellent introduction to the doctrine and ascetic practices of Bön as demonstrated through the life of one of its most beloved and celebrated recent masters. The rationale of this study is to highlight the function of a Tibetan literary genre, the hagiography (namtar), as a teaching device as well as to inspire practitioners and the faithful. Gorvine not only manages to convey the full extent of the original two Tibetan works but is also able to contextualize the events reported as well as the nature and type of spiritual work Shardza was engaged in. In this way, students of Bon as well as scholars researching the material that is the basis for practice amply demonstrated here are able to benefit from the reading of this very accessible study.

O autorze

William M. Gorvine is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Hendrix College. His research explores religious biography, conceptions of saintliness, and the Tibetan Bön religion, while his teaching and professional work support interdisciplinary approaches to Asian studies, contemplative pedagogy, andreligious literacy.