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

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Khandro Sangchöd – Secret Chöd of the Khandro

We are pleased to share this wonderful rare video from 2006 made by Prof. Donatella Rossi. It shows Menri Pönlob Trinle Nyima Rinpoche giving explanations on Chöd and Bönpo nuns of Yungdrungkha nunnnery, Tibet, performing the Khandro Sangchöd Unified Daily Ritual. We are very happy to continue collaborating with Prof. Donatella Rossi of La Sapienza University, Rome, to preserve the rich ancient traditions of Yungdrung Bön. Many thanks also to Koos van der Velde of FPYB for converting and restoring the original recording. Language: Tibetan with English subtitles. Credits: Footage: Donatella Rossi (interview), Francesco Maniscalco (ritual) Editing: Daniele Pecorelli Music:…
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Guru Yoga & Prayer to the Great Master Tapihritsa

Winter Holidays are upon us and so we send many greetings and wishes for good fortune, prosperity and progress in practice to all our friends! Whether you are just chilling out or busy celebrating with family and friends, a practitioner can and should integrate with any circumstances. The best way to stay connected with the essence of practice is to do Guru Yoga. So as a holiday gift, we are offering a download of རྗེ་ཏ་པི་ཧྲི་ཙའི་གསོལ་འདེབས། / PRAYER TO THE GREAT MASTER TAPIHRITSA (translated by Yongdzin Rinpoche & Dmitry Ermakov) as well as a video of Drubdra Khenpo Tsultrim Tenzin chanting…
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The Importance of Mt. Kailash in the Bön Religion

Abstract: Being the most important sacred geographical feature of Zhang Zhung and Tibet, Mt. Kailash was venerated by Bönpos of various creeds from times immemorial. In this talk I will firstly give a brief discourse on the four types of Bön religions to set the scene. I will then examine how the Dhami tradition of Humla, Nepal is connected to the Kailash region. The rest of the talk will focus on the role Mt. Kailash plays in Yungdrung Bön teachings and history: the meaning of its name in the Zhang Zhung language; Mt. Kailash and Lake Mapang as la-receptacles of…
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The Magical Duel between Milarepa and Naro Bönchung: Who Really Won?

Abstract: Probably everyone who has even a little interest in Tibet knows or has at least heard of the magical contest between Buddhist yogi Milarepa and Bönpo sorcerer Naro Bönchung which is purported to have taken place at Mount Kailash.  The tale has been told and retold for centuries in Tibet and beyond to illustrate the superiority of Indo-Tibetan Buddhism over Yungdrung Bön. But does it have any grounding in real events? Did this magical duel really happen on Mount Kailash? And who was the real winner? I will attempt to answer these questions by examining both Bönpo and Buddhist…
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БÖН РЕЛИГИИ

БÖН РЕЛИГИИ – видеозапись лекции/беседы с Дмитрием Ермаковым (FPYB, Великобритания), рассматривающей различные аспекты тибетского бöна – многосоставного религиозного и культурного явления, возникшего в глубокой древности в Центральной Азии, Тибете и Сибири.

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