Bon

thumb|The Bon monastery of Nangzhik Gompa in Ngawa, [[Sichuan, China]]

thumb|upright=1.2|A white Tibetan script|Tibetan letter A inside a rainbow thigle is a common symbol of Dzogchen. The Sanskrit letter A is also a common symbol for non-arising in Mahayana Buddhism.

Tibetan religious item

work of epic literature of Tibet and greater Central Asia

Zhangzhung or Shangshung was an ancient kingdom in western and northwestern Tibet, existing from about 500 BC to 625 AD, pre-dating Tibetan Buddhism. The Zhangzhung culture is associated with the Bon religion, which has influenced the philosophies and practices of Tibetan Buddhism. Zhangzhung people are mentioned frequently in ancient Tibetan texts as the original rulers of today's western Tibet. Only in the last two decades have archaeologists been given access to do field work in the areas once ruled by the Zhangzhung.

Founder of the Bon tradition

symbol of the human soul in East Asian and Central Asian traditions

meditative pilgrimage ritual

Tibetan Buddhist teacher

Tsaparang () was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Guge in the Garuda Valley, through which the upper Sutlej River flows, in Ngari Prefecture (Western Tibet) near the border of Ladakh. It is 278 km south-southwest of Senggezangbo Town and 26 km west of the 11th-century monastery at Tholing, and not far west of Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar. The Tsaparang Dzong was located here. Nearby is the Bon monastery of Gurugem.

building in Namling County, China

thumb|280px|Tibetan letter "A" inside a thigle. The A, which corresponds to the sound ‘ahh’, represents kadag while the thigle represents lhun grub.

Tibetan meditation practice

sculpture, alleged to be Tibetan, possibly depicting the Buddhist deity Vaiśravaṇa

thumb|right|265px|Milarepa, wearing the distinctive white shawl (zen) of a ngakpa

Tibetan Lama

Tibetan religious leader

Dutch Tibetologist