Mr Bowe wrote:-
"Yes Namkhai Norbu is a celebrated Tibetan Lama of the Nyingma tradition, of all Tibet's schools of Buddhism, it shares some (stress) concepts and practices with Tibet's Native religion, Bon.....
"The book in question, while writen by a most learned and respected Tibetan lama must be read in the knowledge that he is comng from a Buddhist perspective and is disadvantaged in terms of the extent or depth of knowledge regarding the history and practices of the Bon tradition. This may explain his comments about the so-called 'Northern Treasure School' , which in fact does not exist and is not recognized by the Bon community. In another work by Norbu he refers to Bonpos as having black tongues from repetition of mantras. Clearly this is strange assertion, which I raised with emiment Bon scholars and practitioners, all of whom assured me this was utter nonsense. There may be areas of genuine scholoarly insight by Norbu and I am not denying his understanding of the basic principles of Bon, however there are questions to be asked."
The quotation is taken directly from Mr Bowe's posting and all the many spelling mistakes are his.
When we look at the known facts about Chögyal Namkhai Norbu and Jeffrey Bowe it is most curious that Mr Bowe should make such a comment.
Chögyal Namkhai Norbu: We have listed below links to further information regarding this highly respected teacher. In brief he was recognised as a Tulku (reincarnate lama) at the age of two. That led to years of intense training and study in Tibet. In 1960 he moved to Italy and between 1964 and 1992 he was Professor of Tibetan and Mongolian Language and Literature at the Oriental Institute of the University of Naples. His biography says that "While residing in Italy, Chögyal Namkhai Norbu primarily focused his research on the ancient history of Tibet, thoroughly investigating the autochthonous Bon tradition."
Jeffrey Bowe: We know little about Mr Bowe other than his claim to have been "researching" Tibetan culture for approximately twenty years. Unfortunately what has been seen of Mr Bowe's research, such as his recent claims regarding Angelica sinensis and Tibetan medicine, suggest that his research techniques leave something to be desired and that his claims based on his research are somewhat economical with the truth. Mr Bowe has been asked repeatedly for some evidence to support his claims but no such information has been forthcoming.
In view of that how can we be expected to believe Mr Bowe's claim that:-
"This may explain his comments about the so-called 'Northern Treasure School' , which in fact does not exist"
Or is this yet another example of Mr Bowe's arrogance and rudeness?
We leave you to decide.
References:
Chögyal Namkhai Norbu Biography
Wikipedia Article
Angelica sinensis and Tibetan medicine
Bowe; The character of the man
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As a gentleman by the name of Rupert has passed comment in this blog
regarding Mr Bowe and his 'expert witness' representations to an
Immigration Tribunal ...
16 years ago
5 comments:
I do apologise if I have by accident duplicated this posting, my lack of familiarity with the internet is more than a little frustrating at times.
It is well known that Bowes original interest is based in his personal belief that… ‘It is speculated that hidden in an exceptionally barren area of Tibet is a portal through which UFO’s enter the earths crust. It is know that the Nazis sent expeditions to many areas of Tibet before WWII. At the end of the war when Nazi interests came to light, they were vehemently deigned by all of the governments who gained valuable technology from the fall of Hitler. Yet there are many inconsistencies and troubling questions concerning the Nazi and Allied account of the development of these technologies. I have made some progress, despite my efforts there is only so much that can achieved from public record access, especially when it is against the vested interests of those who benefit from such technologies’.
For further UFO fantasy
http://www.ufoencounters.co.uk/FlyingSaucersTheNaziConnection.html
Rupert Green
Rupert: what evidence do you have that Bowe has anything to do with the text on UFO encounters?
Roga - A very curious question. Rupert is simply quoting a statement by which it is clear that Bowe believes in flying saucers. Further, the text of Bowes statement also makes it clear that he believes that the Nazis and subsequently the Allies benefited from alien technology. Whether Bowe has something or nothing to do with "the text on UFO encounters" is irrelevant. He may. He may not.
In any event this is a digression from the original thread which is, quite simply, that Bowe is a liar and a fantasist. Further, his approach to free speech has far more in common with the attitudes and behaviour of the Chinese government than it does with commonly accepted Western democratic principles.
Bowes comments on Namkhai Norbu are quite extraordinary. They are also intellectually illiterate. Bowe states, "The book.....must be read in the knowledge that (Norbu) is coming from a Buddhist perspective and is disadvantaged in terms of the extent or depth of knowledge regarding the history and practices of the Bon tradition."
May I infer from this that Bowe believes, for example, only Germans may write in an informed and accurate way about German history? After all, if I am British I must, by Bowes definition, be "disadvantaged" regarding the history and practices of Germany. Presumably this extraordinary approach to history also means that Catholic historians (or theologians) cannot write about the history of Protestantism.
Further, in reference to the allegation by Norbu of Bonpos possessing black tongues dismissed by Bowe as nonsense, has Bowe never heard of metaphor? A device used frequently in early and medieval Christian writings.
I do not know which is more striking - the arrogance of Bowes comments or his illiteracy.
Roga
As the admin for this blog I feel I should clarify our position.
These blogs were set up in response to Mr Bowe's untrue allegations with regard to Tibetan Way and various other people. It is our intention to demonstrate Mr Bowe's disgusting behaviour and also to allow him to experience the effects of his own methods of vilifying people.
Mr Bowe's modus operandi in his numerous blogs is to make outrageous claims and then demand that his victims prove those allegations to be untrue. On that basis it is not for Rupert to prove anything. Rather it is for Mr Bowe to disprove the allegations. Irrespective of the validity of Rupert's statements we hope that these blogs will allow Mr Bowe the opportunity to understand the error of his ways.
At least we do not use Mr Bowe's method of blocking any comments and therefore any responses to his allegations. Should Mr Bowe wish to comment here using his own name then we will be more than happy to engage in debate with him.
Unlike Mr Bowe we do respect free speech.
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