THE MYTH OF BON COSMOGONY

• Authors: Namgyal Nyima Daghar
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The myth of Bon cosmogony is often narrated in various religious texts and thus these versions are not necessarily similar. In this paper the author would like to present the myth based on the 'Srid-pa'i mdzod-phug'. The myth of Bon cosmogony does not only concern the description of the nature of the universe, but at the same time it also explains the evolution of sentient beings. The author would like to point out the main concepts of Bon cosmogony, such as elements, existence and sky and how they are related to each other and to Tibetan and Zhang-Zhung beliefs in general.

Keywords

EN

BON COSMOGONY; TIBETAN AND ZHANG-ZHUNG BELIEFS

Discipline

• ANTHROPOLOGY: ANTHROPOLOGY

• Publisher: Polska Akademia Nauk
• Journal: Rocznik Orientalistyczny
• Year: 2010
• Volume: 63
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 162-168
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Namgyal Nyima Daghar

• Daghar Namgyal Nyima, Berlin, Germany

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

10PLAAAA087811