Bon, Buddhism in the TamangA Socio-Cultural Study\nAuthor(s): Sudash Lama\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Manohar Publishers and Distributors, India\nImprint: Manohar Publishers and Distributors\nISBN-13: 9788119953943, 978-8119953943\nSynopsis\nThe book explores the social, cultural, and religious history of the Tamang, an indigenous ethnic community primarily found in Nepal, with significant populations in India and other countries. The Tamang are known for their rich cultural heritage, language, and traditions. They practice Bon, the ancient religion of Tibet, and Lamaist Buddhism, embodying values from both belief systems. This Tamang tribe, part of the Tibeto-Mongoloid stock, is considered socially and culturally primitive. However, due to the lack of a written script, there is limited historical evidence to reconstruct the history of the Tamang community. Despite this scarcity of recorded information, the Tamang has a wealth of alternative sources such as folklore, folktales, son.