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Achard, Jean-Luc

Enlightened Rainbows the life and works of Shardza Tashi Gyeltsen by Jean-luc Achard - Leiden Boston Brill 2008 - xxxi, 496 p. 25 cm - Brill's Tibetan Studies Library 19 .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [435]-449) and indexes.

A brief history of the Bon tradition in Tibet -- Shardza Rinpoche and the Bon tradition in the 19th and early 20th century in Eastern Tibet -- The edition of the Shar rdza bka' 'bum in 13 and 16 volumes -- Shardza Rinpoche's various names -- The overview of the collection -- The life of Shardza Rinpoche -- Birth, childhood and formative years -- Training in spiritual practices -- Turning the wheel of teaching and practice -- The later years -- The heritage of the master -- The catalogue of the Shar rdza bka' 'bum.

ISBN: 9789004168237

Subjects--Personal Names:
Bkra-śis-rgyal-mtshan, Śar-rdza, 1859-1933.
Bkra-śis-rgyal-mtshan, Śar-rdza, 1859-1933 --Bibliography.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Bon lamas--China--Tibet--Biography.
History -- Biography -- Shardza Tashi Gyeltsen -- Tibet -- Late Qing -- Republican Era