The Dalai Lama and the Nechung Oracle / Christopher Bell.
2021
BQ4907
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Title
The Dalai Lama and the Nechung Oracle / Christopher Bell.
ISBN
9780197533383 (electronic book)
Published
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2021.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (328 pages) : illustrations (colour).
Call Number
BQ4907
Dewey Decimal Classification
294.342113
Summary
Tibetan Buddhism and the Dalai Lama enjoy global popularity and relevance, yet the longstanding practice of oracles within the tradition is still little known and understood. The Nechung Oracle, for example, is believed to become possessed by an important god named Pehar, who speaks through the human medium to confer with the Dalai Lama on matters of state. This monograph explores the mythologies and rituals of this god, the Buddhist monastery that houses him, and his close friendship with incarnations of the Dalai Lama over the centuries.
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Tibetan Buddhism and the Dalai Lama enjoy global popularity and relevance, yet the longstanding practice of oracles within the tradition is still little known and understood. The Nechung Oracle, for example, is believed to become possessed by an important god named Pehar, who speaks through the human medium to confer with the Dalai Lama on matters of state. This monograph explores the mythologies and rituals of this god, the Buddhist monastery that houses him, and his close friendship with incarnations of the Dalai Lama over the centuries.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Note
Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on March 12, 2021).
Series
Oxford scholarship online.
Available in Other Form
Print version: 9780197533352
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