The Arrow and the Spindle Studies in History Myths Rituals and Beliefs in Tibet
The Arrow and the Spindle Studies in History Myths Rituals and Beliefs in Tibet

The Arrow and the Spindle Studies in History Myths Rituals and Beliefs in Tibet

Product Details
  • ISBN 13:9789994655106
  • Author:Samten G. Karmay
  • Publisher:Mandala Book Point
  • Genre:Tibet History
  • Language: English
  • Publish Year:2009
  • Edition:Reprinted Edition
  • Cover:Paperback
  • Pages:603
  • Size:140 x 35 x 215 mm
  • Weight:783 grams
  • Remarks:Bibliography and Index

The book opens with some studies of previously unknown royal edicts that shed light on early Buddhist practices testifying to the expansion of the Tibetan Empire. (Part 1) The author then reflects on the origin of Dzogchen Philosophy (Part 2) and examines the Bon religion considered as the source of DZOGCHEN Philosophy. (part 3)