Title:
The Treasury of Good Sayings
Subtitle:
A Tibetan History of Bon
Authors:
Samten G. Karmay
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Pages:
365
Year:
1972
ISBN:
9781971356846
Categories:
Bon
Copies:
1 total
Description:
The Treasury of Good Sayings: A Tibetan History of Bon (Tibetan: Legs-bshad-mdzod) is a foundational academic text edited and translated by Samten G. Karmay, which presents a comprehensive history of the Bon religion—the indigenous, pre-Buddhist religious tradition of Tibet. The work is a translation of a 1922 text composed by the renowned Bonpo scholar Shar-rdza Bkra-śis-rgyal-mtshan.