Publication at Faculty of Arts |
2014
Abstract
The paper focuses on mythical narrations associated with the ritual of summoning "good fortune" (phya) and "well-being" (g.yang). These myths stem from the non-Buddhist ritual tradition of Tibet.
Firstly, their great variety inside the tradition of Bon attests to the heterogeneity of this religious tradition. Secondly, it reveals particular ways in which non-Buddhist ritual practice has been adapted in the case of its Buddhist versions.
Although this ritual is originally non-Buddhist, one should assume that the concepts underlying it could have common features shared with peoples from the wider territory of Central Asia.