thumb|The Bon monastery of Nangzhik Gompa in Ngawa, [[Sichuan, China]]
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30 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Types
- Symbols
- Traditional history
- Tonpa Shenrab
- Origin myths
- History
- Pre-Buddhist Bon and the arrival of Buddhism
- The development of Yungdrung Bon
- The era of New Bon
- Modern period
- Present situation
- Official recognition
- Teachings
- Worldview
- Classification of the teachings
- The Nine Ways or Vehicles
- The Four Portals and the Fifth, the Treasury
- The Three Cycles
- Traditions of Bon Dzogchen
- Pantheon
- Enlightened beings
- Worldly gods and spirits
- Bon literature
- Termas
- See also
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|The Bon monastery of Nangzhik Gompa in Ngawa, [[Sichuan, China]]
thumb|A statue of Tonpa Shenrab Miwoche|Tonpa Shenrab, the central Buddha in Yungdrung Bon Bon or Bön (), also known as Yungdrung Bon (, ), is the indigenous Tibetan religion which shares many similarities and influences with Tibetan Buddhism. but retains elements from earlier Tibetan religious traditions. Bon is a significant minority religion in Tibet, especially in the east, as well as in the surrounding Himalayan regions.