Envisioning a Tibetan luminary : the life of a modern Bönpo saint / William M. Gorvine.

Envisioning a Tibetan luminary : the life of a modern Bönpo saint / William M. Gorvine.

9780190914547 (electronic book)

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018.

English

1 online resource : illustrations.

BQ7989.B577 G67 2018

299.54092

This text examines the religious biography of Shardza Tashi Gyaltsen (1859-1934), the most significant modern figure representing the Tibetan Bön religion, a vital minority tradition underrepresented in Tibetan studies. The work is based on periods of fieldwork conducted in eastern Tibet and in the Bön community in India, where traditional Tibetan scholars collaborated closely on the project. Utilizing close readings of two versions of Shardza's life-story, along with oral history collected in Bön communities, the text presents and interprets the biographical image of this major figure, culminating in the first English translation of his remarkable life-story.

This text examines the religious biography of Shardza Tashi Gyaltsen (1859-1934), the most significant modern figure representing the Tibetan Bön religion, a vital minority tradition underrepresented in Tibetan studies. The work is based on periods of fieldwork conducted in eastern Tibet and in the Bön community in India, where traditional Tibetan scholars collaborated closely on the project. Utilizing close readings of two versions of Shardza's life-story, along with oral history collected in Bön communities, the text presents and interprets the biographical image of this major figure, culminating in the first English translation of his remarkable life-story.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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