The Tibet Journal (published by the

Library of Tibetan Works & Archives,

Dharamsala, Distt. Kangra, H.P., India)

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Vol. XI, # 2 (Summer 1986)

pp. 3-28 Krystyna Cech: "Dialectics according to the Bon Tradition"

p. 5 lo-tsa-ba chen-po drug ('the 6 great translators'), students of Mu-cho lDem-drug, disciple & successor of sTon-pa gS`en-rab

#

translator

country

1st

dMu-tsha Tra-he

sTag-gzig

2nd

Khri-thog sPa-tsha

Z`an-z`un

3rd

Hu-lu sPa-legs

Sum-pa

4th

lHa-bdag Nags-dro

India

5th

Legs-tan rMan-po

China

6th

gSer-thog lCe-byams

Phrom

mtshan-n~id ('dialectics')

p.

           

12

A

basic knowledge

1

bsDus-grva

 

(terms of reference)

 

2

rTags-rigs

 

(method of debate)

 

3

Blo-rigs

 

(right & wrong reasons)

 

B

mDo gZ`uns lNa

1

Tshad-ma

a

Yul

 

b

Yul-can

 

c

Thegs Rim (= 1st 4 Thegs-pa Rim-dgu of the dBu-gter)

13

2

Phar-phyin

a

mTshon-byed Z`e-lna

 

b

Sa Lam (= 10 Sa 'earths' + 5 Lam 'paths')

14

c

sKabs Tan-po Dan gN~is-pa

 

3

dBu-ma ["__bDen-pa"]

a

Kun-rdzob

 

b

Don-dam

 

4

mDzod ["__bsTan-pa>i gNas"]

a

Srid-pa>i (existence)

 

b

bsKal-pa (the 9 ages)

 

c

dByins (emptiness)

 

d

Ye-s`es (knowledge)

 

e

sNod (world-vessel)

 

f

bCud (beings as that vessel's contents)

 

g

dBan-po (purified & ordinary senses)

 

h

Phra-rgyas-kyi Dug-gsum (the 3 poisons)

 

i

rTen->brel (dependency)

 

j

Phun-po gN~is-kyi mDzod (purified & ordinary forms)

 

k

sKye-mchod (sense-organs)

 

l

Khams (whatso existeth)

15

m

mTshan-n~id (exact meaning of existence)

 

n

Las-spyod (good & bad action)

 

o

>Gro-lam (way to heaven & to hells)

 

p

Sa-n~as (the 10 earths & the 6 words)

 

q

>Bras-bu (fruit of results)

 

5

>Dul-ba

a

bsN~en-gnas

 

b

dGe-bsn~en

 

c

gTsan-gtsug

 

d

Dran-sron

 

C

sNags (Pho-rgyud & Ma-rgyud)

 

Theg Rim Nan sNags ["__ Theg-pa"]

e

Bya-ba gTsun sPyed-ye Bon-gyi

 

f

rNam-pa Kun-ldan mNon S`es-gyi

 

g

dNos-bsKyed Thugs-rje Rol-pa>i

 

h

S`en-tu Don lDan Kun rDzogs-gyi

 

D

rDzogs-chen ["__ lDe"]

1

Sems

 

(mind)

 

2

Klon

 

(emptiness)

 

3

Man-nag

 

(balance, viz. of mind & emptiness)

16

E

Rigs-gnas

1

Dag-yig

a

Min-gz`i (spelling)

 

b

Sum-rtags (grammar)

 

2

sN~og-nag brGyan gSum ["__ rGyan"]

a

Don (style)

 

b

sGra (rhyming)

 

c

Gab-tshig Gi (symbolic meaning)

 

3

sGra-rig-pa

 

(philology)

 

4

sDeb-sbyor

 

(composition, viz. of sentence)

 

5

rTsis (astrology)

a

sKar (Indian astrology)

 

b

Nag (Chinese astrology)

 

6

bZo-rigs-pa (crafts)

a

mChod-rten brGya N~i-s`u (the 120 styles of constructing mchod-rten)

17

b

lHa-yi Chag-tshad (measurements for making statues)

 

7

gZuns-rdzon

 

(what to insert within statues)

 

8

sMan

 

(medicine)

pp. 18-19 daily timetable for studies

p.

time

grade

subject

18

7-8 a.m.

1-8

>chad-ra

 

8-8:30

4

phar-phyin dbu-ma

   

5

mdzod-phug

   

6

>dul-ba

   

7

snags

   

8

rdzogs-chen

19

9:30-10:30

3

sa-lam phar-phyin

   

8

dpe-klog

 

10:30-11

1

bsdus-grva

   

2

rtags-rig

 

11-12

2

blo-rig-tshad-ma

 

12-12:45

1-8

rnam-thar; sa-lam smon-lam

 

12:45-1:15 p.m.

1-8

bka>-lun

 

3:30-4

1-8

spyim-rim / z`abs-brtan

 

4-4:30

1-4

rig-gnas

 

5:30-7

1-8

bstan-rgyas smon-lam

p. 19 annual timetable of holidays

month

days

1st

1st - 30th

2nd

20th - 30th

3rd

"

7th

"

8th

"

12th

"

p. 19 other annual events

month

days

event

1st

24th - 30th

sMra-sen tshogs

2nd & 3rd

 

summer picnic

8th

 

winter picnic

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pp. 29-35 O-thog bsTan-ldzin dBan-rgyal: "An Introduction to the Index of gZi-brjid and gZer-mig"

p. 31 in 45 holy places, through 108 scholars invited from Z`an-z`un, the great saint Mu-khri bTsan-po instructed in the 5 superior teachings:-

#

Bla-na Med-pa>i Bon Dan ('teaching of superior __')

1st

lTa-ba (meditation)

2nd

Theg-pa (vehicle)

3rd

sPyod-pa (contemplation)

4th

>Bras-bu (effect)

5th

Don-dam (essence)

p. 34, n. 16 the 3 brethren in heaven as guides to the 3 world-ages

brother in heaven

his earthly ava-tara

__ world-age

Dag-pa

gTo-rgyal Ye-mkhyen

past

gSal-ba

gS`en-rab

praesent

gS`es-pa

Thog-ma Me-sgron

future

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pp. 36-49 Tadeusz Skorupski: "Tibetan G-Yung-Drung Bon Monastery"

pp. 40-41 sGo-bz`i mDzod-lna ('the 4 Portals & the Treasury as 5th')

#

name

description

1st

Chad-dkar (White Waters)

tantrik

2nd

Chab-nag (Black Waters)

death, funeral, illness

3rd

>Phan-yul (>Phan Land)

monastic rules

4th

dPon-gSas (Lordly Guide)

rDzogs-chen ('Great Perfection')

5th

mTho-thog (Treasury)

essential aspects of the 4 Portals

p. 41 Theg-pa Rim-dgu>i Bon ('Bon of the 9 Successive Stages')

#

"__ Theg-pa"

description

1st

Phyva gS`en (Praediction)

Mo (sortilege)

rTsis (astrology)

gTo (ritual)

dPhyad (causes)

2nd

sNan gS`en (Visual)

exorcism & ransoms

3rd

Phrul gS`en (Illusion)

rites of adverse powers

4th

Srid gS`en (Existence)

Bar-do (after death)

5th

dGe-bsn~en (Virtuous Followers)

the 10 virtues

6th

Dran-sron (Monkhood)

monastic discipline

7th

A dKar (Pure Sound)

mandala rituals

8th

Ye gS`en (Primaeval)

meditation on deities

9th

bLa-med (Supreme)

rDzogs-chen

p. 43 the disciples of [descendent of Kon-tsha dBan-ldan, son of sTon-pa gS`en-rab (p. 42)] gS`en-chen Klu-dga> (Chr.E. 969-1035) & their entrusted teachings

disciple

Bru-chen Nam-mkha> G-Yun-drun

Z`u-yas Legs-po

sPa-ston dPal-mChog

rMe>u-mkhas-pa dPal-chen

clan

Bru

Z`u

sPa

rMe>u

teaching

mDzod-phug & Gab-pa (cosmology & metaphysics)

rDzogs-chen

Tantra

philosophy also

monastery founded

gYas-ru dBen-sa-kha

sKyid-mkhar Ri-z`in

?

bZan-ri

province

Bru-z`a

[now in India]

Khams

gTsan

pp. 43-44 the 113 volumes of the bKa>->gyur

section

p. 43 volumes of the bKa>->gyur

p. 44 contents

mDo

1-46

cosmogony, biography, prayers

>Bum

47-66

Phar-phyin (Prajn~a Paramita)

rGyud

67-107

Tantra

mDzod

108-113

rDzogs-chen

pp. 46-47 annual religious caerimonies

month

days

__ MChod-pa (__ ritual)

1st

4th - 5th

Klon-rgyas

 

7th - 8th

Cho-ga bCu-gn~is (12, of the MDo gZi-brjid)

 

10th

Gar->cham Dus-ston (masked dances)

 

14th - 16th

>Dul-chog

 

21st - 22nd

Ma-rgyud Tshogs-mchod (to the 84 Great Magicians)

 

20th - 30th

sMra-sen bsN~en sGrub (for 'Speech-Lion' deity)

2nd

15th

Me-tog (invocations to the 1,000 Enlightened Ones)

3rd

14th - 15th

" "

4th

14th - 15th

" "

5th

14th - 16th

mKha>-klon gSan-mdos dan rNam-rgyal ("symbolic offering of the world to the highest esoteric deities")

6th

5th

Tshe-dban gZ`un bZ`i >I Tshogs (4 rituals of sage)

7th

14th - 15th

commemoration of death of last abbot

 

28th

mN~am-med bLa-sgrub Tshogs (to saints)

9th

15th

Mu-cho lDem-drug Phebs-pa>i Dus-ston (commemoration of arrival in >Ol-mo Lun-rin)

10th

30th

commemoration of death of gS`en-rab

11th

4th

Ma-rgyud Tshogs-mchod -- chanting, according to the Bru tradition (viz., of the prayers of 1/21st-22nd)

 

7th - 8th

commemoration of death of 1st abbot

12th

27th - 29th

dGu-gtor Chen-mo (Khro-bo & Phur-ba cycle)

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Vol. XI, # 3 (Autumn 1986)

pp. 40-50 Tseten Zhabdrung (tr. by Tenzin Dorjee): "Nomenclature of the Buddhist Schools in Tibet"

p.

denomination

ekename

45

rN~in-ma-pa (Antient)

Hun-Kyo (Red Tradition)

46

bKa>-brgyud-pa

dKar-brgyud-pa (White Lineage)

47

Sa-skya-pa ["chalky" (p. 49)]

Hav-Kyo (Variegated Tradition)

 

bKa-gdams-pa

Hon-Kyo (Yellow Tradition)

48

Bon-nag (Black Bon)

He-Kyo (Black Tradition)

p. 49 Chinese pronunciation of names of several religions

name of religion

Chinese pronunciation

Buddhism

Ho-pha Kyo

>Islam

Yisi Lan

Christianity

Cituhu Kyo

Brahmanism

Poloman Kyo

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pp. 51-57 Giuseppe Baroetto: "On the 'Phrul-'khor nyi-zla kha-sbyor, the Earliest System of Yantra Yoga in Tibet"

pp. 54-55 the 5 forms of energy-control (rlun-sbyor)

p.

#

#

name

meaning

54

I

1st

rNel

Camel

   

2nd

Dun

Conch-shell

   

3rd

Me-lce

Flame

   

4th

Rus-sbal

Turtle

   

5th

Thon-gs`ol

Plough

 

II

1st

sBrul

Snake

55

 

2nd

Gri-gug

Sickle

   

3rd

Phur-bu

Dagger

   

4th

Khyi-rmon

Stretching Hound

   

5th

sDom

Spider

 

III

1st

gZ`u

Bow

   

2nd

Zla-phyed

1/2-Moon

   

3rd

Sen-ge

Lion

   

4th

rGod

Vulture

   

5th

Chos->byung

Triangle

 

IV

1st

Cha-ga-pa

Locust

   

2nd

Phug-ron

Dove

   

3rd

Khat.vanga

Trident

   

4th

sTag

Tigre

   

5th

Nor-bu

Jewel [Pearl]

 

V

1st

>Khor-lo

Wheel

   

2nd

Khyun

Eagle

   

3rd

Ral-gril

Sword

   

4th

sBal-pa

Frog

   

5th

rMa-byal

Peafowl

p. 55 complete breathing (ril-jug)

#

Padma __

__ Red-Waterlily

1st

>Bar-ba

Flaming

2nd

dGyed-pa

Arched

3rd

>Khyil-ba

Entwined

4th

lDin-ba

Raised

5th

>Phril-ba

Swinging

6th

>Bebs-pa

Jumping

7th

>Khyugs-pa

Shaking

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