Some students unfamiliar with the Bön tradition, are very surprised and confused about the YungDrung symbol we use. Man…
Foundational Teachings
Karma
Karma is created by the ego through what we Tibetan Buddhists call the three doors, “gosum”, which are the body, the…
The Art of Prostration
Prostration is a special Tibetan spiritual tradition. Many religions and Buddhist traditions use prostrations, and I am …
Tibetan Bön Mantras & Prayers
Seven mantras and prayers, recited by Geshe YongDong.
Taking Refuge in Bön Buddhism
Taking refuge in Bön Buddhism involves committing to the Three Jewels, similar to other Buddhist traditions, which are …
Triten Norbutse Monastery
The original Triten Norbutse Monastery was established in the fourteenth century in central Tibet by the great Bönpo Ma…
Nangzhig Monastery
རྔ་ཡུལ་བོན་གྱི་གདན་ས་སྣང་ཞིག་དགོན།
Menri Monastery
Menri Monastery is the name of a Bon monastery in Tibet that has been refounded in India.
Masters and Teachers
བླ་མ་དང་དགེ་རྒན་རྣམས
History of the YungDrung Bön Tradition
YungDrung Bön is Tibet’s oldest spiritual tradition, and the founder of the Bön religion is Buddha Shenrab.