Enlightened Rainbows
Subtitle: the life and works of Shardza Tashi Gyeltsen
By: by Jean-luc Achard
Series: Brill's Tibetan studies library -- v. 18
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 496
ISBN-13: 9789004168237
Subjects: Bon lamas; Bibliography; Biography
Description: "Shardza Tashi Gyeltsen (1859-1934) is one or the most important luminaries of the Bon tradition of Tibet and certainly the most striking recent master of the teaching of the Great Perfection. Throughout his life, he applied the principles of the Great Perfection in numerous isolated retreats and perfected both spiritual realization and scholarly erudition. His works have nowadays become immensely important references for the modern Bon tradition, even if, for some lineage holders of this Tibetan school, he is best associated with the movement known as "New Bon". This widely diffused view, however, is wrong as is clearly shown by the analysis of Shardza Rinpoche's Collected Works in the present volume."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [435]-449) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: A brief history of the Bon tradition in Tibet; title: Shardza Rinpoche and the Bon tradition in the 19th and early 20th century in Eastern Tibet; title: The edition of the Shar rdza bka' 'bum in 13 and 16 volumes; title: Shardza Rinpoche's various names; title: The overview of the collection; title: The life of Shardza Rinpoche; title: Birth, childhood and formative years; title: Training in spiritual practices; title: Turning the wheel of teaching and practice; title: The later years; title: The heritage of the master; title: The catalogue of the Shar rdza bka' 'bum.