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Sacred Landscape & Pilgrimage in Tibet, In Search of the Lost Kingdom of Bon
Sacred Landscape & Pilgrimage in Tibet, In Search of the Lost Kingdom of Bon


 
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Author: Thomas L. Kelly, Gesha Gelek Jinpa, Charles Ramble, V. Carroll Dunham
Format: Hardcover, 9 7/8" x 9 7/8", Including a 60 min DVD of the Pilgrimage
ISBN: 9780789208569


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Before Buddhism, there was Bon. This book is a fascinating journey, visually and spiritually, through western Tibet by a monk of the little-known B�n faith, who is searching for the lost, sacred Bon homeland of Zhangzhung.
Including a 60 min DVD of the Pilgrimage.
This spiritual adventure is the first book to document the living tradition of B�n. What makes this narrative so compelling is that the voice and perspective of Gelek, a young Bon monk, lends an intimacy and knowledge of Bon not found in religious texts.
According to the Tibetan calendar, 2002 was a holy year for pilgrimages, and in the holiest month of that year, Gelek set out from his monastery in Nepal with some hardy companions and photographer Thomas Kelly to travel to Kailash, a sacred mountain in western Tibet. He was also on a quest to seek out the long-vanished kingdom of Zhangzhung. At the end of the journey, Gelek finds little that resembles the Bon kingdom. He comes upon crumbling ruins that have all but reverted to their native dust and earth. From this experience Gelek understands that the essence of his faith is built not on these shifting sands but on the bedrock of the changeless Bon teachings. This extraordinary trek is illustrated by 160 stunningly beautiful color photographs of the unknown landscapes, as well as travelers and local people. Accompanying the images is the authors� vivid description of their journey, which is especially evocative as it includes translated excerpts from Gelek�s personal diary.

Sacred Landscape & Pilgrimage in Tibet, Photographs by Thomas L. Kelly, Text by Gesha Gelek Jinpa and Charles Ramble with V. Carroll Dunham, Hardcover, 9 7/8" x 9 7/8", 204 pages, 160 full color illustrations, $65.00

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