"Shangri-La" Caves Yield Treasures, Skeletons

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http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/11/091117-shangri-la-secrets-tibet-treasures-caves.html

"Still, the researchers were able to collect and document manuscripts
from about 30 volumes, which were then moved for safekeeping to
Mustang's central monastery.

Preserved by the mountain region's cool, arid climate, the ancient
manuscripts contain a mix of writings from Buddhism and Bön, an
earlier, native Tibetan faith, Coburn said.

This combination suggests that Bön beliefs survived for at least a
century or two in this region after the Tibetan conversion to
Buddhism, which began in the eighth century, Coburn said."

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David Christainsen