An annotated translation of the Treasury of Good Sayings (Legs-bshad-mdzod).

The work of which I here offer a partial translation is a history of the Bon religion from its origins down to the lifetime of the author (1859-1935). The sections which I have left Untranslated are those dealing with the origins of the religion. I have preferred to limit myself to the sections concerning the spread of Bon (approximately the second half of the work) on the grounds that these are the sections most likely to be of interest to historians. The translated sections, therefore, concern the spread of Bon. The work divides this into three phases, interruption having been brought about by persecution and abolition on two occasions. The reassembly of the textual material dispersed at these times is a major object of attention. The sources of the work are numerous and varied and it is the principal aim of my notes to indicate them as fully as possible. In an introduction I have tried to make some assessment of the historical value of the work, to consider the extent of its reliability and factual accuracy, to define its scope and note its limitations

Rare Buddhist Texts kept in Orgyan Chos Gling

The essay, written by Samten Karmay, deals with his work in the Bhutanese village Ogyen Choling. There is located a collection of rare Buddhist texts and manuscripts back the the 14th and 15th centuries

Conférence de M. Samten G. Karmay

Karmay Samten G. Conférence de M. Samten G. Karmay. In: École pratique des hautes études, 5e section, Sciences religieuses. Annuaire. Tome 82, Fascicule III. Comptes rendus des conférences de l'année universitaire 1973-1974. 1973. pp. 53-57

Conférence de M. Samten G. Karmay

Karmay Samten G. Conférence de M. Samten G. Karmay. In: École pratique des hautes études, 5e section, Sciences religieuses. Annuaire. Tome 82, Fascicule III. Comptes rendus des conférences de l'année universitaire 1973-1974. 1973. pp. 53-57