Chapter - 08 Bon Po Religion - Jain Library

Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth - II
Chapter XIII - The Bon of the rites of the Deer and the art of flight
i. The nine categories of rites of the Deer
ii. The rite of the Deer with Branched Antlers
iii. The origin myth of the rite of the Deer
iv. The function of the rite of the Deer
v. Magic flight astride the drum
vi. Animal sacrifices
vii. The controversies between Bon Po's and Buddhists
Chapter XIV - The Bon of The Juthig: The Science of Divination
i. The origin and literature of the Juthig
ii. The cords, support of the divination
iii. The forms of the knots: the elements for the response
iv. The ethics of the diviner
v. Necessity and value of the Juthig
Chapter XV - The Bon of Magic Power: The rites of Destruction
i. The motivation of the Shen of Magic Power
ii. Reliance on the Divine Master
iii. The obtainment of power
iv. The action: the Tantras of the Net of Magic Ferocity
v. The execution of the rite of destruction
vi. The union of contradiction and coherency
vii. The Dzo Wal Thi and the cycle of Chipung teachings
viii. The origin myth of the Wal
ix. The ritual walsang receptacle
x. A story of the magic dzo bomb
xi. The lineage of the Nangzher Lodpo's teachings
Bibliography
Tibetan sources
Western works
Dictionaries
Author's bibliography
Index of Tibetan and Sanskrit names and terms
Guide to the Phonetic Transcription
We have adopted a somewhat simplified system of phonetic transcrip tion for the Tibetan terms
which enables the non specialist reader to pro nounce, easily albeit not perfectly, the various
Tibetan phonemes. As a general rule the consonants are pronounced like in English and the
vowels like in Italian, with the following exceptions
Drung, Deu and Bon
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