Enlightened Rainbows the life and works of Shardza Tashi Gyeltsen
by Jean-luc Achard
- Leiden Boston Brill 2008
- xxxi, 496 p.
- 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.