The Dalai Lama and the Nechung Oracle / Christopher Bell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bell, Christopher, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lamas--History.

Lamas.

Lamas--Lineage.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (328 pages) : illustrations (colour).

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]

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.

Contents:

Note on Tibetan Transcription

Introduction

1. Pehar and the Five King Spirits

2. The Fifth Dalai Lama's God

3. The Central Rituals

4. The Liturgical Calendar

5. Nechung Monastery

6I. Institutional Networks

7. The Nechung Oracle

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2021.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-753337-X

0-19-753338-8

0-19-753336-1