Bon
TraditionTibetan
FoundedAncient Tibet
FollowersVaries
Script/LanguageTibetan
About Bon
An indigenous religious tradition of Tibet that adherents trace to the teacher Tonpa Shenrab Miwoche. Over centuries it absorbed and shared many features with Tibetan Buddhism. Bon practitioners circle sacred sites counterclockwise. Its main monastic center in exile is Menri Monastery in India.
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