When Tibetan Meditation Goes Global A Study of the Adaptation of Bon Religious Practices in the West

This book provides an in-depth examination of the Yungdrung Bon religion in light of globalization. In its global dimension, Bon has been attracting a growing number of Westerners, particularly to its Dzogchen teachings and meditation practices. In this expansion, Bon operates in a dynamic context w...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Arizaga, Mara Lisa, author (author)
Autor Corporativo: Schweizerischer Nationalfonds (SNF) funder (funder)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2022
Berlin ; Boston : [2022]
Colección:Welten Süd- und Zentralasiens / Worlds of South and Inner Asia / Mondes de l'Asie du Sud et de l'Asie Centrale
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009675623406719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Foreword
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • Note on Tibetan Language Terms
  • Glossary of Key Terms
  • 1 Introduction
  • Part I: Contextualizing a Study of Bon in the West
  • 2 Religion and Globalization: Impacts on Religion and Individual Practice
  • 3 The Bon Religion: Contested Assertions
  • 4 Tibetan Buddhism in the West
  • Part II: The Emergence of a Global Bon
  • 5 Bon Comes to the West
  • 6 Shenten Dargye Ling
  • 7 Ligmincha International
  • Part III: Western Bonpos
  • 8 Where Did We Come From?
  • 9 Becoming a Bonpo
  • 10 Bon in Practice
  • 11 Where Are We Going?
  • 12 Implications of a Globalized Bon
  • 13 Conclusion
  • Appendices
  • Appendix A
  • Appendix B
  • References
  • Index