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

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Perché Cristo non avrebbe potuto realizzare il Corpo di Arcobaleno

Prefazione Questo articolo si basa sulla relazione presentata in occasione della Sesta Conferenza Internazionale di Studi sul Bön, tenutasi presso il Triten Norbutse Institute di Kathmandu il 7–8 febbraio 2025, durante le celebrazioni del centenario di Ciabje Yongdzin Lopön Tenzin Namdak Rinpoce. In quell’occasione, a causa dei limiti di tempo, fui costretto a omettere o riassumere alcuni punti; nella presente versione li ho reinseriti integralmente e ho aggiunto ulteriore materiale, nato dalle domande e dalle discussioni suscitate dalla mia relazione. Mi è occorso del tempo per riorganizzare il materiale e prepararlo per la pubblicazione. Durante quelle settimane, Yongdzin Rinpoce è…
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First Bönpo Shen Calendar App!

After many months of hard work, now as Zhang Zhung Losar approaches, we are delighted to share with you the first ever Shen Calendar App! This app for the Male Fire Horse Year is Tibetan-English bilingual and has worldwide access. The astrological calculations were made by Drubdra Khenpo Tsultrim Tenzin of Triten Norbutse Monastery, the English translations were done by Carol Ermakova and Dmitry Ermakov, the coding for the app is thanks to Zeyno Aygen Dodd, while all artwork, app design etc. is Dmitry’s handiwork. Drubdra Khenpo explaining his astrological calculations. Triten Norbutse Monastery, Kathmandu, Nepal, February 2025. Aside from…
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NEW BOOK: Essential Practice and Explanation of The Long-Life Mantra of Drenpa Namkha

Dear Friends! We are pleased to announce another publication – Essential Practice and Explanation of The Long-Life Mantra of Drenpa Namkha! This long-life mantra – དྲན་པ་ཚེ་སྒྲུབ་ཀྱི་འཛབ་བསྒོམ། – was one of the main practices done by all the monks, ngagpas and lay practitioners in Triten Norbutse for Yongdzin Rinpoche’s centenary, and Drubdra Khenpo, who led the rituals, has urged us to publish an English translation of the short sadhana. As well as the translation, transliteration and original Tibetan, this book also includes the clear teachings that Drubdra Khenpo gave about this practice, including how to visualise, how to recite the mantra…
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New translation of the Torma offering to the Lu

Today is an auspicious day for propitiating the Lu or Nagas, powerful water spirits who inhabit many features of our landscape, and we are happy to announce the publication of a second simple yet effective ritual to appease these beings, atone for any injury or offence we have caused them, and heal their sicknesses.This text, written by Buddha Tönpa Shenrab himself, can be practised alone or after Sang for the Lu. We have published 3 volumes: Sang for the Lu, Torma Offering to the Lu, and Sang and Torma Offering to the Lu, which contains both texts. Two separate volumes…
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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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