by amdojigme | Dec 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
The First Tibetans Until recently, little was known about the very early history of Tibet. No written accounts have been found before the seventh century AD, when Buddhism was adopted by the Kings of Tibet. However, work by Tibetan scholars and Chinese archeologists...
by amdojigme | Dec 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
One of the difficulties of writing about the early practices of the Bon religion is that no known Bon holy scriptures existed until they were written down in the tenth century. As we have seen, many writers today believe that there may have been a Tibetan script...
by amdojigme | Dec 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
Under a spreading Banyan tree near the Indian city of Benares, there sat a holy man. His clothes were plain and simple, and a look of supreme peace was in his eyes. On the grass around him sat hundreds of his disciples and followers. The holy man spoke softly as he...
by amdojigme | Dec 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
One day, so legend tells us, the twenty-eighth king of Tibet, Thori Nyantsen, was standing on the roof of his palace. Suddenly, from out of the sky came a casket, which landed at the astonished king’s feet. In the casket was a book of Buddhist scriptures. The...
