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Yongdzin Lopön Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche’s teaching on Drenpa Namkha, Wels, Austria, 1995

24th July 2026

The First Drenpa Namkha, of Tagzig There are three Drenpa Namkhas.[1] They all have the same name. The first is very early. He was miraculously self-born on a lotus.[2] It says that he was born in a place called Tagzig.[3] In ancient times, that was a very big country. Maybe it included Afghanistan, too. In our text, it says Tajik and then Kashmir. Kashmir is translated into Tibetan as Kache.[4] These countries are quite closely joined. So this first Drenpa Namkha was there. Not much is known about this one. We only have a few short prayers, and they say…
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About the Origins of Lusang

20th December 2025

In ancient times there was a man in our Yungdrung Bön tradition called Lubön Yeshe Nyingpo.[1] He is neither sambhogakaya nor nirmanakaya,[2] but a great practitioner. Like you. He was a teacher of the nagas[3] and could teach them Dzogchen.[4] In our tradition, there are three versions of the Dzogchen Teachings: short, medium and extensive. Three special masters appeared after Buddha Tönpa Shenrab:[5] Yongsu Dagpa[6] who was a teacher of gods, Milyu Samleg[7] who was a teacher of humans, and Yeshe Nyingpo who was a teacher of nagas. This person here, depicted on the cover of the practice book, is…
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Our 8th Anniversary: Reflections on the last 12 months

3rd July 2025

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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18041th Anniversary of Tönpa Shenrab Miwo’s Birth and Birthday of Kongtsa Yungdrung Wangden

25th January 2024

Tönpa Shenrab – whose original name was Mura Tahen (Tib. Dmu-ra ta-han) – was born on the fifteenth day of the first month of Spring (Tib. me-stag-gi zla-ba) in the country of Olmo Lungring (Tib. ‘Ol-mo lung-ring), the central region of the larger country of Tagzig (Tib. Rtag-gzigs/Stag-gzig). It was in the Wood Male Mouse Year i.e. in 16,017 BC according to traditional Bönpo Chronology (Tib. Bstan-rtsis). So this year, 25 January 2024, marks the 18041th anniversary of the First Deed of Yungdrung Bön’s Buddha Tönpa Shenrab Miwoche (Tib. Ston pa Gshen rab Mi bo che) – the Deed of…
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Three Drenpa Namkhas in Yungdrung Bön

6th March 2021

In this article, we will take a brief excursion into the story of Drenpa Namkha, one of the most famous and powerful masters in Yungdrung Bön. According to Yungdrung Bön sources, there were three major emanations of Drenpa Namkha throughout history, and all were great yogis and scholars.

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