Drenpa's Proclamation: The Rise and Decline of the Bon Religion in Tibet

Per Kvaerne and Dan Martin

ISBN 10: 9937733308 / ISBN 13: 9789937733304

Published by Vajra Publications, 2023

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Contents: Preface. Tibetan words. Introduction. 1. The bsGrags pa gling grags a history of Bon. 2. The ancestral religion of Tibet according to the GLG. 3. The text. Translation. Tibetan text. Bibliography. Appendix. Glossary. Index. Drenpa's Proclamation, dating from the 12th century C.E., is the earliest known coherent account, told from the perspective of the Bon religion, of how and why it came to pass that Buddhism was introduced into Tibet during the Tibetan Empire (a period that ended in 842 C.E.). Bon emerged in the 10th-11th century C.E. in Central Tibet, in the context of the 'Later Propagation' of Buddhism in Tibet in the same period, but was viewed by its adherents as distinct from Buddhism and as having flourished in Tibet for centuries before the advent of Buddhism. Drenpa's Proclamation is here translated in its entirety for the first time. It contains unique insight into how Tibetans in the 12th century envisaged the religion of their ancestors, and a wealth of information about cosmological, mythological, and ritual topics.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Drenpa's Proclamation: The Rise and Decline of the Bon Religion in Tibet
• Publisher: Vajra Publications
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9937733308
• ISBN 13: 9789937733304
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Drenpa’s Proclamation, dating from the 11th century C.E., is the earliest known coherent account, told from the perspective of the Bon religion, of how and why it came to pass that Buddhism was introduced into Tibet during the Tibetan Empire (a period that ended in 842 C.E.). Bon emerged in the 10th-11th century C.E. in Central Tibet, in the context of the ‘Later Propagation’ of Buddhism in Tibet in the same period, but was viewed by its adherents as distinct from Buddhism and as having flourished in Tibet for centuries before the advent of Buddhism. Drenpa’s Proclamation is here translated in its entirety for the first time. It contains unique insight into how Tibetans in the 12th century envisaged the religion of their ancestors, and a wealth of information about cosmological, mythological, and ritual topics.