Bon

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Bon is an ancient Tibetan spiritual tradition and religion, distinct from but historically intertwined with Buddhism, that encompasses rituals, cosmology, and practices rooted in the pre-Buddhist culture of Tibet.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Bon canonical 20

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Tibetan religion ⓘ
religion ⓘ
spiritual tradition ⓘ
hasCanonicalCollection Bon Kanjur ⓘ
Bon Tenjur ⓘ
hasClassification New Bon ⓘ
Yungdrung Bon ⓘ
hasCosmologicalRealm Olmo Lungring ⓘ
hasCosmology yes ⓘ
hasCulturalContext Tibetan culture ⓘ
hasDeities yes ⓘ
hasDirectionAssociation west of Tibet in mythic geography ⓘ
hasDoctrine karma ⓘ
liberation ⓘ
rebirth ⓘ
hasGoal enlightenment ⓘ
liberation from cyclic existence ⓘ
hasHeadTitle Menri Trizin ⓘ
hasHistoricalPeriod pre-Buddhist Tibet ⓘ
hasImportantFigure Tönpa Shenrab Miwoche ⓘ
hasInfluenced Tibetan culture ⓘ
Tibetan ritual practices ⓘ
hasMainMonasteryInExile Menri Monastery ⓘ
hasMeditationPractices yes ⓘ
hasMonastery Menri Monastery ⓘ
Triten Norbutse Monastery ⓘ
hasMonasticTradition yes ⓘ
hasMythicFounder Tönpa Shenrab Miwoche ⓘ
hasOriginPlace Tibet ⓘ
hasPractice Dzogchen ⓘ
divination ⓘ
exorcistic rites ⓘ
healing rituals ⓘ
ritual offerings ⓘ
tantric practices ⓘ
hasRituals yes ⓘ
hasScripture yes ⓘ
hasShamanicElements yes ⓘ
hasStatusInTibet recognized religious tradition ⓘ
isDistinctFrom Buddhism ⓘ
isHistoricallyIntertwinedWith Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ
isPracticedIn Himalayan regions ⓘ
Tibet ⓘ
Tibetan diaspora communities ⓘ
religiousTraditionOf Tibet ⓘ
sharesPracticesWith Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ
symbol yungdrung (swastika) ⓘ
teaches Dzogchen ⓘ
usesLanguage Classical Tibetan ⓘ
linked to: Tibetan
venerates Tönpa Shenrab Miwoche ⓘ

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