The Cult and the Practice of the Bonpo Deity Walchen Gekhod also known as Zhang Zhung Meri

The Meditation  Deity for the  Zhang-zhung Nyan-gyud, the Tradition of Dzogchen from the  Ancient Kingdom of Zhang-zhung, containing translations of the Sadhana Practice texts for the deity Zhang-zhung Meri from the Me-ri  sGrub-skor, together with the Origin Myth of  Walchen  Gekhod.
 
CONTENTS:
First Preface
Second Preface
Part One: The Cult and Practice of Gekhöd Meri

• Buddhism, Bön, and Shamanism
• The Cult of the Mountain Gods in Tibet
• Yungdrung Bon—The Primordial Tradition
• Zhang-zhung and Mount Kailas
• Gekhöd and Meri
• Bönpo Tantras and Lineages for Gekhöd Meri

Part Two: Sadhana  and Iconography of Zhang-zhung Meri

• General Introduction to Tantric Sadhana Practice
• Introduction to the Intermediate Sadhana Text
• Translation of the Intermediate Sadhana Text for Meri
• Translation of the Meri Nyingthik Text
• Mantra Sadhana
• The Iconography of Meri and His Mandala
• The Iconography of Gekhöd and His Mandala

Part Three: Commentaries on the Generation Process for Meri

• Introduction to the Translations of the Communtaries
• The Condensed Clear Understanding of the Generation Process for Meri
• The Clear Understanding of the Generation and Perfection Processes for Meri
• The Clear Understanding of the Mandala of Meri
• Topical Outline of the Commentaries

Part Four: Purification Rites for Gekhod

• The Origin Myth of Gekhöd
• Introduction to the Purification Rites associated with Gekhod
• Purification with the Red Medicinal Waters
• Purification with the White Medicinal Waters
• Fumigation Rite for Cleansing of the Pollutions Incured by Gekhöd
• Part Five: The Guru Sadhana Practice for Gekhöd Meri
• Introduction to the Translation
• The Practice of the Inseparability of the Gurus and the Lord Protectors

Conclusion: Tantra and Dzogchen
Appendix 1: Classification of the Bönpo Tantras
Appendix 2: Interlinear Translations with Tibetan Pronunciation
Glossary of Tibetan and Zhang-zhung Terms
Bibliography
Index