The Dalai Lama and the Nechung Oracle

by Christopher Bell

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Tibetan Buddhism and the Dalai Lama enjoy global popularity and relevance, yet the longstanding practice of oracles within the tradition is still little known and understood. The Nechung Oracle, for example, is believed to become possessed by an important god named Pehar, who speaks through the human medium to confer with the Dalai Lama on matters of state. The Dalai Lama and the Nechung Oracle is the first monograph to explore the mythologies and...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0197533353

ISBN13:9780197533352

Release Date:March 2021

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:328 Pages

Weight:1.45 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 6.3" x 9.3"

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Religion Religion & Spirituality Social Science Social Sciences

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