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.

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Bon canonical 10

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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 Autonomous Region
surface form: 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 Autonomous Region
surface form: Tibet

Tibetan diaspora communities
religiousTraditionOf Tibet Autonomous Region
surface form: Tibet
sharesPracticesWith Tibetan Buddhism
symbol yungdrung (swastika)
teaches Dzogchen
usesLanguage Tibetan
surface form: Classical Tibetan
venerates Tönpa Shenrab Miwoche

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