The Arrow and the Spindle: Studies in History, Myths, Rituals and Beliefs in Tibet, Vol. III

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Author: Samten G. Karmay

Paperback, 218 pages

Height: 8 ½” x Width: 5 ½” x Depth: ½”, Weight: 9 ounces

 

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SKU: BOOK-BON-ASSHMRBT-III Category:

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The first part of this book contains studies of historical documents such as royal decrees of the 10th and 11th centuries A.D.

The second part of deals with the history of Bon monastic establishment, the question of codification of the Bon Canonical texts as well as recent discoveries of ancient manuscripts of the Bon tradition that focus on the early Tibetan concepts of ritual practices.

The third part is devoted to a short presentation of a personal letter of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal, founder of the modern state of Bhutan and the question of tulku institution in Tibet that had marred Tibetan political unity.