Tertön
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In Tibetan Buddhism, a Tertön is a person who is a discoverer of ancient hidden texts or terma. Many tertöns are considered to be incarnations of the twenty five main disciples of Padmasambhava, who f
Nyangrel Nyima Ozer
Guru Chöwang
Dorje Lingpa
Pema Lingpa
Bon
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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 trad
Tertön
…of transmission lineages developed. Scriptures from the Nyingma school were updated by terma discoveries, and terma teachings have guided many Tibetan Bon and Buddhist practitioners. The termas are sometimes objects like statues, and can also exist as dharma texts and experiences. Tertöns discover the…
The Bon monastery of Nangzhik Gompa in Ngawa, Sichuan, China
A statue of Tonpa Shenrab, the central Buddha in Yungdrung Bon
Yungdrung is a left-facing swastika, a sacred symbol of Bon.
Tonpa Shenrab life story, 19th-century painting, Rubin Museum of Art