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

Mara Lisa Arizaga

book: When Tibetan Meditation Goes Global

Open Access Published by De Gruyter 2022

When Tibetan Meditation Goes Global

A Study of the Adaptation of Bon Religious Practices in the West

Mara Lisa Arizaga
Funded by: Schweizerischer Nationalfonds (SNF)

Volume 11 in the series Welten Süd- und Zentralasiens / Worlds of South and Inner Asia / Mondes de l'Asie du Sud et de l'Asie Centrale

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110758870

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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 where forces that create changes in the tradition coexist, sometimes in tension and sometimes in tandem, with other forces that aim to preserve it. In tracing the process through which Bon has become a global religion, this monograph narrates the story of the principal figures who initially facilitated this transmission, following their journey from Tibet to India and Nepal. The narrative then moves to explore the dynamics taking place in the transmission and reception of Yungdrung Bon in Western countries, opening up a new viewpoint on the expansion of Tibetan religious traditions into the West and painting a comprehensive picture of the modern history of the Yungdrung Bon religion as narrated by its participants. In so doing, it makes an invaluable contribution to the study of Tibetan traditions in the West as well as to the wider history of religions, social anthropology, psychology, and conversion studies.

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Mara Lisa Arizaga, PSL Research University, Paris, France/University of Bern, Switzerland.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Foreword Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
List of Figures Publicly Available Download PDF	XIII
Note on Tibetan Language Terms Publicly Available Download PDF	XV
Glossary of Key Terms Publicly Available Download PDF	XVII
1 Introduction Open Access Download PDF	1
Part I: Contextualizing a Study of Bon in the West
2 Religion and Globalization: Impacts on Religion and Individual Practice Open Access Download PDF	11
3 The Bon Religion: Contested Assertions Open Access Download PDF	25
4 Tibetan Buddhism in the West Open Access Download PDF	37
Part II: The Emergence of a Global Bon
5 Bon Comes to the West Open Access Download PDF	49
6 Shenten Dargye Ling Open Access Download PDF	73
7 Ligmincha International Open Access Download PDF	107
Part III: Western Bonpos
8 Where Did We Come From? Open Access Download PDF	119
9 Becoming a Bonpo Open Access Download PDF	133
10 Bon in Practice Open Access Download PDF	163
11 Where Are We Going? Open Access Download PDF	205
12 Implications of a Globalized Bon Open Access Download PDF	217
13 Conclusion Open Access Download PDF	231
Appendices
Appendix A Open Access Download PDF	233
Appendix B Open Access Download PDF	239
References Open Access Download PDF	241
Index Open Access Download PDF	261

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Academics (Asian Studies, Religious Studies, Anthropology), Libraries.
Pages
- Front matter: 18
- Main content: 264
Illustrations
- Coloured Illustrations: 10
Keywords: Yungdrung Bon; Tibetan religions; religious globalization

eBook

Published: August 22, 2022
ISBN: 9783110758870

Hardcover

Published: August 22, 2022
ISBN: 9783110758221