The Tradition of Everlasting Bön: Five Key Texts on Scripture, Tantra, and the Great Perfection
An annotated translation of five key texts of the Everlasting (Yungdrung) Bn school selected by the late H. H. Menri Trizin Rinpoch that includes scriptural teachings, a root tantra based on revealed…
Specifikacia The Tradition of Everlasting Bön: Five Key Texts on Scripture, Tantra, and the Great Perfection
An annotated translation of five key texts of the Everlasting (Yungdrung) Bn school selected by the late H. H. Menri Trizin Rinpoch that includes scriptural teachings, a root tantra based on revealed teachings of the unconditioned absolute, a canonical commentary on the root tantra, an exposition of the Yungdrung tantric system, and the oral instructions on Bn meditation practices associated with experiencing the nature of the mind, the Great Perfection systems.This authoritative annotated translation of five key texts of Everlasting (Yungdrung) Bn by Marc des Jardins opens up a relatively unknown tradition, which since the arrival of Buddhism in Tibet has undergone great transformations in its philosophy, doctrinal teachings, and meditative practices.The texts each represent an important aspect of the tradition. The first text, by Drogn Azha Lodr Gyaltsen (1198-1263),
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