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Excerpted from: Bön, written by Dmitry Ermakov for the Encyclopaedia of Buddhist Philosophy (2011). Translated from Russian by Carol Ermakova. We are delighted to announce the release of our second on-line article, this time focusing on Dzogchen. This piece was originally written as part of an article on Bön that Dmitry Ermakov was asked to prepare for the Russian Encyclopaedia of Buddhist Philosophy in 2011. In its current form, this article presents a concise introduction to the Base, Path and Fruit of Bönpo Dzogchen, the highest of the Nine Ways and pinnacle of Yungdrung Bön. As Yongdzin Rinpoche said: “If Read more

While upgrading FPYB website we’ve added a NEW PAGE for research articles on a range of topics connected with the Bön religion and the culture of Zhang Zhung, Tibet, Central and Inner Asia in general. We are kicking of with a paper given at Bon, Zhang Zhung and Early Tibet Conference held at SOAS, London, September 2011 to commemorate 60 years of Tibetan Studies and 50 years of Bönpo Studies in the UK which started when Yongdzin Lopön Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche joined the research team at SOAS on the invitation of Prof. David Snellgrove in 1961. This illustrated paper by Read more

Today we are celebrating our second anniversary as a registered Charity! Even though we are a very small – tiny! – organisation, we have good news from almost each of the last 12 months. Take a moment to rejoice with us. Paris – Moscow: Translating via Skype. Photo: Gleb Blinov. Summer 2018 – At the request of Khenpo Gelek Jinpa, we all worked really hard over the summer to translate the full DU TRI SU practice text from Tibetan into English in time for the Drubchen retreat to be held in Shenten Dargye Ling, France. Skype calls with Khenpo Gelek Read more