Bön as Multifaceted Phenomena: Cultural and Religious Traditions of Eurasia
Vložit
- čas přidán 22. 12. 2015
- "Bön as Multifaceted Phenomena: Looking beyond Tibet to the Cultural and Religious Traditions of Eurasia"
by Dmitry Ermakov,
"Bon, Shang Shung, and Early Tibet" Conference, SOAS, London, 10 September 2011.
ABSTRACT
Dmitry Ermakov
(Oxford University)
Bön is a complex phenomenon which was once spread far beyond Tibet, but do its origins lie beyond the Tibetan Plateau? I shall examine this by looking at certain cultural phenomena.
Firstly, I would argue there are four types of Bön: gdod ma'i bon, g.yung drung bon, bon gsar ma and what I have dubbed Mixed Bön, which comprises a conglomeration of the first three types along with various elements from other religions.
Secondly, I take a closer look at the Deer Cult which was common throughout Eurasia from Paleolithic times until today using archaeological evidence such as Deer Stones as well as myths and ritual costumes from France, the Caucuses, South Siberia, Mongolia, Amdo and West Tibet to demonstrate the importance of the Sky Deer. I then relate this to the Bön culture of Zhang Zhung, in particular to the smrang from a g.yang 'gug ritual.
Having established possible routes this cross-pollination of ideas and cultural mores may have taken to and from Tibet, I move onto the question of whether Bon mdo sngags gsems gsum may also have originated outside Tibet. In view of the lack of textual evidence, I base my argument on concrete archaeological finds, namely rock carvings of stupas/mchod rten found in Gilgit and Ladakh. I then compare these with the depictions of Bönpo mchod rten described in gZi brjid.
In the light of the breadth and depth of the Bön tradition, a multi-disciplinarian approach is needed to better understand this multifaceted phenomenon and its multiple origins.
Dmitry Ermakov, b. 1967, Leningrad, USSR, began studying music at the age of six. Two years later he enrolled for art and archaeology classes with B. Piotrovsky (Director, Hermitage Museum) and G. Mezentzeva (Prof. Archaeology, Kiev University), going on to participate in archaeological
digs in Ukraine and Khakassia. He has studied Tibetan Buddhism since 1989, Bon since 1995, and began fieldwork on Bѳ Murgel in Buryatia, 1990. Author of a monograph Bѳ and Bön, he has
worked on over 50 edited transcripts of teachings by Lopon Tenzin Namdak, as well as Masters of the Zhang Zhung Nyengyud, and The Heart Essence of the Khandro. Research Assistant to Charles Ramble, Oxford University (2009-10).
Foundation for the Preservation of Yungdrung Bön is a small non-profit organisation (UK Registered Charity no: 1173638) run by unpaid volunteers. We need your help to continue this work. Donate here: www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr... - Krátké a kreslené filmy
Very thorough and insighful research, thank you so much sir.
Great lecture! Thank you very much!
Fascinating and excellent research! Thanks for summarizing and looking at it from bigger perspective the links to a lot of indigenous cultures and in particular to Bon. I like your four categories of Bon that explains a lot of my questions. I have travelled on the Tibetan plateau and in particular the cultures on the perimeter borders of Qiang, Naxi on the Chinese side, Tamang on the Nepal, tribes in Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, India that practice some of theses. So which is the current Tibetan Bon religion fit in ie 2nd Yung Drung or 3rd Sarma? Also is Tengerism of old Mongol related to the first? Thx
Thank you. Currently there are two major strands of Bon are practised on Tibetan Plateau: Yungdrung Bon and Bon Sarma.
You are our tertön! :)
Thank you for your confidence) But I'm not;)
Sorry everyone for delay in responding. CZcams made changes in sending notifications and we just noticed and rep[lied to your comment now 29/03/22.
Why does it say Eurasian??
TIBET is in Central East Asia. Eurasia is more like Russia, Parts of Iran, mabe Afghanistan.
The word Eurasia Actually is an implication of the mixing of European and Asian, hence Eurasian. So I find this a very curious thing.
O I c... He is using Siberia ??? As the qualifications for the word Eurasia, perhaps.
Although Siberia is part of Russia, it's not really Europe though. Russia is in Asia...not Europe. Russian People are considered Asian ...not Eiuropean...not in our understanding at least.
Eurasia is the name of the continent which is divided into Europe and Asia for the sake of convenince. The dividing line between Europe and Asia runs along the Ural mountains. Territories to the West of the Urals are considered Europe and to the East considered as being Asia. Tibet is variously described as being part of Central or Inner Asia but Prehistoric Bon was practised in many locations beyond Tibet in both Europe and Asia, hence the label 'Prehistoric Bon of Eurasia'.
@@saffiyehbrandhijaffer-mcne2800 Modern Russia is in both Europe and Asia. For the rest please see response above.
So original inhabitants Tibet are related to Mongols and siberians?
What is 'original'? It all depends on what time slice in history/prehistory we are looking at. Tibetan Plateau was populated in various time by various peoples of diverse ethnicity and following many different cultures and religions eg. Arryans, proto-mongols, Dravidians, Zhang Zhungpas, Tibetans, Mongols etc. All of them contributed their DNA to the common pool of modern Tibetan nation and influenced Tibet's culture and religion in a variety of ways.
You can get an in-depth information in the book: www.pilgrimsonlineshop.com/1635-bo-and-bon-ancient-shamanic-traditions-of-siberia-and-tibet-in-their-relation-to-the-teachings-of-a-central-asian-buddha.html
@@FPYB 827 pages..
On it!!
@@bekandze2times Русская версия разбита на три книги. Первая книга вышла в издательстве «Пальмира» в 2021-м году и первый тираж полностью продан. На данный момент готовится второе издание, которое должно выйти в свет в течение одного-двух месяцев. Паралельно идет работа над подоготовкой к печати второй книги. Дополнительная информация может быть найдена здесь: www.boandbon.com/ru/
This tradition is full of enyingmas.
🌔🌈🌈☀️