To practising bonpos, Bon simply means the true religion of Tibet, while to Tibetan Buddhists, Bon refers to the false teachings and practices that were prevalent before Buddhism finally succeeded in gaining a firm hold on the country. The present study resulted from a period during which the author, a renowned scholar of Asian languages and cultures, was engaged in intense contact with practicing bonpos. It consists of the translation of fundamental texts of Bon, based on a manuscript of some 400 years of age, in which the entire Bon tantric practice is summarized. In many ways remarkably...

The first full authoritative and annotated translation of any Buddhist tantric text into English.

Tells of a seven months' journey which the author made through the remote Tibetan regions of Western Nepal. The purpose of the journey was to learn of the different religions and people and to study in particular the types of Tibetan religion practiced in those remote lands. The author provides an account of the lives of these cheerful people.

An English translation of the manuscript autobiographies of four Tibetan lamas of the Dolpo region, three of whom were born in the 16th century and one in the 17th. It offers reader an important insight into medieval Tibetan religious life.

Suitable for students of Tibetan religion and culture who are also versed in classical Tibetan language, this title provides an edited and corrected transcription the original Tibetan textual autobiographies of four Tibetan lamas of the Dolpo region, three of whom were born in the 16th century and one in the 17th.