237 pp.,figures, biblio, index.
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THE ARROW AND THE SPINDLE: Studies in History, Myths, Rituals and Beliefs in Tibet

by Samten G. Karmay

This valuable collection may be best described by listing the contents:

Part I

History and the yul lha cult in Tibet

1. King Glang Dar-ma and his Rule
2. Concepts of Territorial Organisation and their Transformation into Buddhist Sacred sites
3. A Comparative Study of the yul lha Cult in two Bonpo areas and its Cosmological Aspects

Part II

The Fifth Dalai Lama and rNying ma pa teachings

4. The Rituals and their Origins in the Visionary Accounts of the Fifth Dalai Lama
5. A Most Pleasing Symphony, An Unknown Biography of the Fifth Dalai Lama
6. The Mural Paintings in the Red Palace of the Potala
7. rDo-rje Gling-pa and his Rediscovery of the "Gold Needle" in Bhutan

Part III

Bonpo people and their heritage

8. Introduction to the New Collection of Bonpo Katen Texts
9. Introduction to a Survey of Bonpo Monasteries and Temples in Tibet and the Himalaya
10. The Thirty-Nine Tribes of Hor: A Historical Perspective

Bibliography and Index