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Envisioning a Tibetan luminary : the life of a modern Bönpo saint / William M. Gorvine.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gorvine, William M., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bkra-śis-rgyal-mtshan, Śar-rdza, 1859-1933.
- Bkra-śis-rgyal-mtshan.
- Religious biography--History and criticism.
- Religious biography.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (329 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, [2019]
- Summary:
- The book 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. Utilizing close readings of two versions of Shardza's life-story, along with oral history collected in Bön communities, the book presents and interprets the biographical image of this major figure, and includes an English translation of his life-story.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Envisioning a Tibetan Luminary
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Technical Note
- Introduction
- A Life Takes Shape
- Plan of the Book
- PART I Approaching the Life
- 1. Situating Bön and the Life of Shardza
- "Indigenous Religion" and Imperial-Era Beginnings
- Internal Divisions: Old Bön and New Bön
- Bönpo Developments in the Climate of Rimé
- The Dynamics of Patronage and Prestige
- The Shérap Drakpa Affair
- 2. Birth, Discipleship, and Precepts
- Early Circumstances: Birth, Family, and Childhood
- Entering the Path
- Discipleship
- Precepts
- 3. Teachers, Practice, and Travel
- Influential Teachers
- Contemplative Training
- Travel and Pilgrimage
- 4. Teaching, Writing, Travel, and Dialogue
- Writing, Teaching, and Retreat
- Mid-Career Travel and Spheres of Activity
- Noteworthy and Influential Patrons
- Ecumenical Relations
- 5. Measures, Miracles, and Representations
- Commemorative Contributions
- Key Disciples
- Miraculous Passing
- Addressing the Critics: Conceptual Categories and Authorial Commentary
- 6. Translation of The Pleasure Garden
- A Brief History of the Author
- The Pleasure Garden of Wish-Fulfilling Trees: The Life of Shardza Tashi Gyaltsen
- Tibetan Spellings
- Notes
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-936236-X
- OCLC:
- 1056711366
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