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Religious places visited in Tibet and symbols used in Gompas and in daily life
Drung, Deu and Bon • The Bon Po Traditions of Dzogchen • Bon and Jain Religion : A comparative study
Namkhai Norbu
Vajranatha Prashant Dave
Introduction Bon is Tibet's oldest and spiritual tradition. In the area of western Tibet and around Himalayan border land, original indigenous religion was called Bon Po which is supposed to be more than 3000 years old and was contemporary with Jain religion at that time. Many of the principals of the Bon Po are similar to Jain principles. Bon Po had specialized shraman priests and Jain religion leaders were also called shraman. Namkhai Norbu is a great Bon scholar and his article about Bon tradition in Ancient Tibet gives details about Drung, Deu & Bon- Narrations and Symbolic languages. Article by Vajranatha on Bon tradition of Dzogchen practice throws light on teachings of Bon. Through the practice of Dzogchen, one can attain enlightment in this very life. Dzogchen is a Tibetan term that is made up of two words i.e. “Dzog' meaning complete and 'Chen' means great. In the west, Dzogchen means great perfection. Dzogchen practice prepares people to live with the moment without fear or distress like teachings of Jainism. In the last article Dr. Dave did a comparative study of Bon and Jain religion and has presented his views in his article. Pictures of Religious places visited in Tibet and Symbols used in Gompas and in daily life are given here.
