Preface
　……………… Y. Nagano

Introduction
　……………… S. G. Karmay

Bon and its Relationship to Buddhism
The study of Bon in the West: Past, present and future
　……………… P. Kvaerne
Comparing Treasuries: Mental states and other mDzod phug lists and passages with parallels in Abhidharma works by Vasubandhu and Asanga or in Prajñaparamita Sutras: A progress report
　……………… D. Martin
A preliminary comparison of Bonpo and Buddhist cosmology
　……………… K.Mimaki
The 'Bon' dBal-mo Nyer-bdun (/brgyad) and the Buddhist dBang-phyug-ma Nyer-brgyad: A brief comparison
　……………… H. Blezer

rDzogs-chen Doctrines
The Lo rgyus chen mo in the collection of the Ye khri mtha' sel attributed to Dran-pa nam-mkha'
　……………… D. Rossi
Authenticity,effortlessness, delusion and spontaneity in the The Authenticity of Open Awareness and related texts
　……………… A. C. Klein

Myths and Rituals
Mandala visualization and possession
　……………… M. Tachikawa
The mKha' klong gsang mdos: Some questions on ritual structure and cosmology
　……………… A. M. Blondeau
The secular surroundings of a Bonpo ceremony: Games, popular rituals and economic structures in the mDos-rgyabof Klu-brag monastery(Nepal)
　……………… C. Ramble
Victory banners, social prestige and religious identity: Ritualized sponsorship and the revival of Bon monasteries in Amdo Shar-khog
　……………… M. Schrempf
Bon, Buddhist and Hindu life cycle rituals: A comparison
　……………… H. Ishii
A comparative study of the yul lha cult in two areas and its cosmological aspects
　……………… S. G. Karmay

Monasteries and Lay Communities
The bla ma in the Bon religion in Amdo and Khams
　……………… Tsering Thar
Bonpo family lineages in Central Tibet
　……………… Dondrup Lhagyal
The Bon deities depicted int the wall paintings in the Bon-brgya monastery
　……………… M. Mori
Khri-brtan Nor-bu-rtse Bon monastery in Kathamandu
　……………… S. Yamaguchi

Bon in a wider context
Sacrifice and lha pa ina the glu rol festival of Reb-skong
　……………… S. Nagano
The Indus Valley civilization and early Tibet
　……………… G. Samuel
Kharamshing: An antidote against evil
　……………… Ugyen Pelgen
Space, territory, and a stupa in Eastern Nepal: Exploring Himalayan themes and traces of Bon
　……………… B. Bickel

Indexes
　General Index
　Tibetan Index

List of Contributors