Table of Contents
Translator's Foreword 7
A Technical Note on the Translation 12
I The Human Generations of Ancient Zhang Zhung 15
1 Nonhuman Beings 16
2 The Four Original Great Clans and the Six Family Lines of the Early Human Generations 64
3 The bSe, Khyung, and sBra Tribal Groups of Zhang Zhung 75
II The Bon Lineages of Ancient Zhang Zhung 77
1 gShen-rab Mi-bo-che and the dMu-gshen Lineage 85
2 The Diffusion of Bon after the Birth of gShen-rab Mi-bo-che 91
III The Royal Lineages of Ancient Zhang Zhung 125
1 The Eighteen Monarchs, Holders of the Horn-Like Crowns 130
2 The Twelve Minor Principalities 138
IV The Written Language of Ancient Zhang Zhung 149
1 gShen-rab Mi-bo-che Taught the Written Language of Ancient Zhang Zhung 150
2 The sPungs Script of sTag-gzig 159
V The Civilization of Ancient Zhang Zhung 167
1 gZi and Thog Icags 167
2 Rock Carvings 175
3 The Science of Arts and Crafts [bZo rig] 180
4 Music 185
5 gTo and its Cultural Foundations 188
6 Ju thig 189
7 Mo-pra 192
7.1 Magical Divination [rDe'u 'pbrul gyi mo] 192
7.2 Divination with Symbolic Images [brDa mo] 195
7.3 Scapulimancy [Sog mo] 200
7.4 Divination with Dice [Shwo mo] 202
7.5 Divination with Prayer Beads [Phreng mo] 203
7.6 Cho lo Divination 204
7.7 Pra Divination 211
8 Dreams [rMi lam] 212
9 Numerological Astrology 213
10 Medicine 217
Bibliography 221
Indexes
Index of Tibetan and Zhang Zhung Names and Terms 229
Index of Textual Sources 255
Index of Sanskrit Names and Terms 259
Index of Chinese Names and Terms 261
List of Tables
Table 1 The Four Great Rivers 71
Table 2 The Thirteen g.Yen of the Higher Sphere 84
Table 3 The Nine g.Yen of the Intermediate Sphere 84
Table 4 The Eleven g.Yen of the Earthly Sphere 85
Table 5 Genealogy of the dMu Royal Lineage 88
Table 6 gShen-rab's Consorts and Sons 108
Table 7 The First sMe-'kbor 115
Table 8 The Twelve Scattered Minor Principalities 143
Table 9 Additional Principalities 146
