Foundation for the Preservation of Yungdrung Bön / གཡུང་དྲུང་བོན་ཉར་ཚགས་རིག་མཛོད།

Month: July 2025

New Article: Rainbow Body & Christ

Dear Friends, FPYB is happy to present a new article by Dmitry Ermakov. This article is based on the presentation given at the Sixth International Conference of Bon Studies, Triten Norbutse Institution, Kathmandu, 7–8 February 2025, during Yongdzin Lopön Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche’s centenary jubilee celebration. On that occasion, I had to cut or summarise some points due to time constraints, so I have re-inserted them here in full as well as including some additional material spurred on by the questions and discussions that my presentation sparked. It has taken me some time to rearrange the material and prepare it for…
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!!NEWS FLASH!! New eBook

After many tedious hours of struggling with tech trouble, Dmitry has finally done it!! We have a new eBook!!The Four Wheels of Bön, as taught by Yongdzin Rinpoche, is now available on Google Play Books.May the light of Yongdzin Rinpoche’s infinite wisdom and boundless compassion illumine the hearts and minds of all beings everywhere!

La Lampe Claire des signes de la mort: enseignements oraux de Yongdzin Rinpoche

Nous avons le plaisir de vous annoncer la sortie d’un nouveau livre d’enseignements de Yongdzin Lopön Tenzin Namdak Rinpoché en français !! Shedrub Lopön Lodrö Tsugphü a récemment dirigé un séminaire sur ce texte en Allemagne, et suite aux demandes des organisateurs et des participants, nous mettons à disposition ce manuel détaillé. La traduction en français a été réalisée à la demande de Guy Desbiolles pour la sangha française, notamment pour une prochaine retraite centrée sur la préparation à la mort. Cette publication est une compilation d’enseignements sur འཆི་རྟགས་གསལ་བའི་སྒྲན་མ། La lampe claire des signes de la mort par Lishu Tagring,…
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Our 8th Anniversary: Reflections on the last 12 months

This has been a momentous year for all Bönpos worldwide but also for FPYB (we organised our first ever teaching and meditation retreat!), and for our Founding Members, Carol and Dmitry, personally – it’s exactly 30 years since we first met Yongdzin Rinpoche and began working with him. Celebrating a Hundred Years of Wisdom This year saw thousands gathering at Triten Norbutse Monastery to celebrate the great life and work of Yongdzin Lopön Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche and join in the inauguration of the new temple. Scenes from the celebrations at Triten Norbutse monastery. Photo credit: Carol Ermakova The celebrations included…
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