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Anniversary of Nyamme Sherab Gyaltsen

24th February 2023

Today, on the fifth day of the first lunar month according to the Tibetan calendar, Bönposcelebrate the 667th anniversary of Nyamme Sherab Gyaltsen (Tib. Mnyam-med Shes-rab rgyal-mtshan, 1356-1415), a reincarnation of an early Bönpo mahasiddha (Tib. grub-thob), Tonggyung Thuchen (Tib. Stong-rgyung mthu-chen). So we are happy to offer a bilingual Tibetan-English version of the Dechen Gyalpo prayer to Nyamme Sherab Gyaltsen as a free download. You also can read a concise biography of Nyamme Sherab Gyaltsen by following the link below: Best wishes, FPYB Team

Buddha Tönpa Shenrab Miwo passes into Nirvana

23rd November 2022

Today, the 30th day of the 9th Hortsi lunar month (10th month according to Zhang Zhung system) is the anniversary of passing into nirvana of Buddha Tönpa Shenrab Miwo. One can recite Tsewang Mönlam, remain in the contemplation of Natural State, perform Tsogchö or any other practice one is familiar with. The merits multiply 100,000 times. དེ་རིང་སྟོན་པའི་འདས་མཆོད་ཡིན་པ། (Image: Tönpa Shenrab, from illustrated Gzi brjid manuscript in Berlin State Library )

Mucho Demdrug and Doctrine of Speech

9th October 2022

Today is the anniversary of when Mucho Demdrug (Tib. Mu-cho ldem-drug), one of the seven sons of Buddha Tönpa Shenrab Miwoche, turned the Wheel of Bön. When Tönpa Shenrab passed into nyangen ledepa (Tib. mya-ngan las-‘das-pa – parinirvana) in 7817 BC, Mucho Demdrug became Tönpa Shenrab’s Regent (Tib. gdung-sob). He descended on Earth from the realm of Cha (Tib. phywa) when the period of the Teachings of Body (Tib. sku-yi bstan-pa) was completed in 6016 BC and took charge of the Yungdrung Bön doctrines and their propagation in the new 10,000-year cycle of the Teachings of Speech (Tib. gsungs-gi bstan-pa).…
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Fifth Anniversary of the 33rd Menri Tridzin’s Nyangen Ledepa

19th September 2022

Today, the 24th day of the 7th Tibetan lunar month, marks the 5th Anniversary of Kyabje Menri Tridzin Lungtog Tenpai Nyima Rinpoche’s Nyangen Ledepa (Tib. mya ngan las ‘das pa/ མྱ་ངན་ལས་འདས་པ།), Passing Beyond Samara and Nirvana and so we would like to share a few words from a teaching he gave to the Western Sangha in Shenten Dargye Ling, France, 2010, as well as some photos of his visit to the nearby town of Saumur. We all have to go to work, but we should consider that if we go to work and do our job honestly and well, then this…
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FPYB is 5 Today!

3rd July 2022

Dear Friends, Today Foundation for the Preservation of Yungdrung Bön is celebrating its fifth anniversary as a registered charity seeking to preserve the teachings of Yungdrung Bön and produce top quality materials for practitioners as well as scholars. At the request of Yongdzin Lopön Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche, we have transcribed many of the teachings he has given in English, and also translated several sadhanas and prayers with him. We also work closely with other Bönpo lamas and are particularly grateful to Drubdra Khenpo Tsultrim Tenzin and Khenpo Gelek Jinpa. Texts, Transcripts and Teaching Materials Since our official registration five years…
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