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- Tibet Bon Religion

Bon is the oldest spiritual tradition of Tibet. Tenzin Gyatso, the fourteenth Dalai Lama, has recently recognized the Bon tradition as the fifth principal spiritual school of Tibet, along with the Nyingma, Sakya, Kagyu, and Gelug schools of Buddhism, despite the long historical competition of influences between the Bon tradition and Buddhism in Tibet.

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03/13/2009

- History of Bon

Traditionally, Tonpa Shenrab Miwoche is believed to have established the Bon religion. He is traditionally held to have been born in the land of Tagzig Olmo Lung Ring, considered an axis mundi, which is traditionally identified as Mount Yung-drung Gu-tzeg ("Edifice of Nine Swastikas"), possibly Mount Kailash, in western Tibet.

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03/12/2009

- The Six Syllable Mantra

Tantrism in Tibetan Buddhism is respecting it as Fundamental mantra of the secret Lotus section, ie, the true precept of Avalokitesvara, which have it named by the Six Syllable Mantra.

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02/25/2009

- Shalu Monastery

It was first built in 1087. Legend has it that Jigzun Xerab Qoinnyai asked for advice from his teacher Lhodain Dorje Wangqug on the selection of the site for a monastery.

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02/19/2009

- Sera Monastery intro

The Sera Monastery at the foot of Tatipu Hill is located in the northern suburb of Lhasa City. It is one of three famous monasteries in Lhasa along with the Drepung Monastery and the Ganden Monastery.

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02/19/2009

- Tashilhunpo Monastery

Tashilhunpo Monastery is one of the Six Big Monasteries of Gelugpa (or Yellow Hat Sect) in Tibet.

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02/19/2009

- Sakya Kloster

Located in Sakya County southwest of Shigatse, the Sakya Kloster (Sakya Monastery) is the principal monastery of the Sakyapa Sect of Tibetan Buddhism.

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02/19/2009

- Potala Palace

Perched upon Marpo Ri hill, 130 meters above the Lhasa valley, the Potala Palace rises a further 170 meters and is the greatest monumental structure in all of Tibet. Early legends concerning the rocky hill tell of a sacred cave, considered to be the dwelling place of the Bodhisattva Chenresi (Avilokiteshvara), that was used as a meditation retreat by Emperor Songtsen Gampo in the seventh century...

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02/19/2009

- Jokhang Monastery part 2

The Jokhang Temple, home of the most venerated statue in Tibet The Jokhang, also called the Qokang,Jokang, Jokhang Temple, Jokhang Monastery or Tsuklakang, is the first Buddhist temple in Tibet, located on Barkhor Square in Lhasa.

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02/19/2009

- Jokhang Monastery part 1

The Jokhang Temple, home of the most venerated statue in TibetThe Jokhang, also called the Qokang,Jokang, Jokhang Temple, Jokhang Monastery or Tsuklakang, is the first Buddhist temple in Tibet, located on Barkhor Square in Lhasa.

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02/19/2009

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