The Hidden Treasure of Bon
Authors
Jinpa, Gelek
Tsewang, Kemi
Publication Date
2009Alternative Title
Secrets of Mustang
Publisher
Triten Norbutse Monastery & Bon Buddhist Federation
Language
Other
Type
Video
Metadata
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Jinpa, G., & Tsewang, K. (2009). The Hidden Treasure of Bon [Video file]. http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/225966
Description
Narration: Carol Ermakov; Script: Carol & Dmitry Ermakov; Cinematography: Kemi Tsewang, Geshe Gelek Jinpa, Renan; Research and Direction: Gelek Jinpa, Kemi Tsewang; Editor: Kemi Tsewang; Music by: Deuter, Kamal & Anuhama, Tenzin Lodoe, Evolution, VA, Shpongle, Native American flute.
Abstract
In 2008, an international team of climbers and other experts set out to salvage a cache of Tibetan manuscripts from a cave in the highlands of Nepal’s Mustang District. To help them with the task of identifying the texts, they invited Geshe Gelek Jinpa, a scholar-monk of the Tibetan Bön religion. After sifting through the texts, Geshe Gelek took the opportunity to visit other sites of significance to the Bön religion in the region: ruins of settlements, caves that had housed long-gone meditators, and more recent temples fallen into disuse and disrepair. But in the course of his journey Gelek finds that Bön is more than just a fading memory: in the village of Lubrak and in the households of several other settlements, the religion has maintained a vibrant presence, as witnessed by the staunch commitment of its followers and their spectacular ceremonies. With sensitive camerawork and editing by Kemi Tsewang, himself a native of Lubrak, and an informative commentary by Carol and Dimitry Ermakov that adopts an ‘insider’s’ perspective, this film offers a precious insight into the rich historical heritage and the living tradition of Bön in the Nepal-Tibet borderlands.
Keywords
Bon, Buddhism, Treasure, Mustang, Nepal, Tibet
Temporal Coverage
2009
Sponsorship
Produced by: Triten Norbutse Monastery & Bon Buddhist Federation; Special thanks to: Khenpo Tenpa Yungdrung Rinpoche, Mr Loel Guinness, Dr Charles Ramble.
Identifiers
This record's URL: http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/225966
Rights
All Rights Reserved, Copyright 2009: Triten Norbutse Monastery & Bon Buddhist Federation & Bon Wisdom Treasure of Zhang Zhung
Licence URL: https://www.rioxx.net/licenses/all-rights-reserved/
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