A nineteenth-century Bonpo pilgrim in Western Tibet and Nepal: Episodes from the life of dKar ru grub dbang bsTan 'dzin rin chen

Revue d’Etudes Tibétaines Number 15, November 200

The Assimilation of Astrology in the Tibetan Bon Religion

International audienceThe sciences subsumed within the Tibetan category tsi (rtsis), "calculation," include calendrical reckoning and astrology (kartsi; dkar rtsis) and, secondly, elemental divination (naktsi; nag rtsis). The former is essentially based on the Kālacakra, a late tantra that was introduced from India in the twelfth century, and the latter on Chinese precedents. Although scholarly literature concerning the Tibetans' assimilation of these sciences is steadily growing, there has so far been almost no discussion of the way in which they have been adopted into the Bon religion. Using the example of the educational curriculum of a Bonpo monastery in India, this article explores the pedagogical context within which astrology and (to a lesser extent) elemental divination are taught to young monks. A number of didactic works are then examined with a view to discerning their distinctively Bonpo features

Histoire et philologie tibétaines

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Is cancel culture coming to Himalayan Studies? Remarks on a recent critique of the life and work of Mary Shepherd Slusser

In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.Martin Luther KingThe main purpose of this article by Emiline Smith and Erin L Thompson is ostensibly to proscribe the publication of unprovenanced works of art, particularly from the Kathmandu Valley. Such publications, the authors argue, should be prevented on the grounds that they may increase the value of such items in the illicit art market. The authors further argue strongly against the removal of..

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Histoire et philologie tibétaines

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Tibetan Sources for a Social History of Mustang, Nepal. Volume 2: The Archives of the Tantric Lamas of Tshognam

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