Ricerc@Sapienza

The article is focused on the Brief Exposition of the View (Tib. lTa ba’i stong thun), an inedited treasure-text (gter ma) belonging to the collection styled Yang rtse klong chen or Yongs rtse klong chen, which represents one of the three most revered Bonpo canonical sources dealing with the transmission of Great Perfection (rdzogs pa chen po) tenets.

Within the vast array of mantic tools that characterize the discernment and interpretation of hidden circumstances, oneiromancy occupies a revered position and plays a specific role. According to the indications contained in textual sources, the dream state can be the vehicle for visions of pure fields, prophetic encounters, emblematic appearances of totemic animals and of messengers of powerful entities, to name just a few instances.