#ManuscriptMonday nazi hunting edition. First 2 folios of The Conquest of Germany: a modern narrative in which the mythic Tibetan warrior hero Gesar of Ling travels to Germany (phyi gling 'jar) to fight Hitler's reich. It was written by the Eighth Khamtrul Rinpoche (1931-1980). 1/ - ThreadSky

andrewquintman.bsky.social • 78 days ago

#ManuscriptMonday nazi hunting edition.

First 2 folios of The Conquest of Germany: a modern narrative in which the mythic Tibetan warrior hero Gesar of Ling travels to Germany (phyi gling 'jar) to fight Hitler's reich. It was written by the Eighth Khamtrul Rinpoche (1931-1980).

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arianam.bsky.social•78 days ago

What an incredible text, Andy! Thank you for sharing it.

andrewquintman.bsky.social•77 days ago

I'm surprised no one has translated this yet

arianam.bsky.social•77 days ago

Right? Another less-studied gem from BDRC begging for some attention

andrewquintman.bsky.social•78 days ago

This version is a lithographic reproduction of a handwritten text, available via the Buddhist Digital Resource Center (BDRC) http://purl.bdrc.io/resource/MW1KG26281_90581C

but there are modern print editions too http://purl.bdrc.io/resource/MW22158

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andrewquintman.bsky.social•78 days ago

the Eighth Kamtrul's story draws on a long history of Gesar narratives that spread across the Tibetan Buddhist world and are still narrated as part of a living bardic tradition.

There's also a rich visual tradition of depicting the warrior Gesar

https://www.himalayanart.org/search/set.cfm?setID=327

andrewquintman.bsky.social•78 days ago

And if you have a chance to view it, Donagh Coleman's documentary A Gesar Bard's Tale (2014) is well worth the time.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6999078/

andrewquintman.bsky.social•77 days ago

Interested in petitioning Gesar to "Subdue spirits of madness, exterminate hostile enemies, and terminate the wanderings of quarrelsome evil spirits"?

Here's the invocation, written by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö (1893–1959)

via @lotsawahouse.org

https://www.lotsawahouse.org/tibetan-masters/jamyang-khyentse-chokyi-lodro/norbu-dradul-tsal