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A detailed exposition of the Bon secret oral tradition from Zhang-Zhung in western Tibet, and its transmission by recognized masters up till the present. Richly illustrated with exquisite details from two thangka paintings.
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The Little Luminous Boy is both a 7th c. Tibetan master who acquired the light body, Tapihritsa, as well as the potential that we all have in our search for enlightenment. Samten Karmay relates Tapihritsa’s life story in the context of the lineage of masters before and after him. It is a story of the transmission of knowledge and wisdom, of the precious Zhang Zhung lineage passed from mind to mind, by signs, orally, and finally put into writing. The Masters are shown through beautiful tsakli or cards that allow us to enter into their world…
From Alejandro's list on The best books into the Tibetan Bon-Buddhist yogic path.
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