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. |
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12 |
A |
basic knowledge |
1 |
bsDus-grva |
(terms of reference) |
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2 |
rTags-rigs |
(method of debate) |
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3 |
Blo-rigs |
(right & wrong reasons) |
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B |
mDo gZ`uns lNa |
1 |
Tshad-ma |
a |
Yul |
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b |
Yul-can |
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c |
Thegs Rim (= 1st 4 Thegs-pa Rim-dgu of the dBu-gter) |
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13 |
2 |
Phar-phyin |
a |
mTshon-byed Z`e-lna |
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b |
Sa Lam (= 10 Sa 'earths' + 5 Lam 'paths') |
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14 |
c |
sKabs Tan-po Dan gN~is-pa |
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3 |
dBu-ma ["__bDen-pa"] |
a |
Kun-rdzob |
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b |
Don-dam |
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4 |
mDzod ["__bsTan-pa>i gNas"] |
a |
Srid-pa>i (existence) |
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b |
bsKal-pa (the 9 ages) |
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c |
dByins (emptiness) |
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d |
Ye-s`es (knowledge) |
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e |
sNod (world-vessel) |
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f |
bCud (beings as that vessel's contents) |
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g |
dBan-po (purified & ordinary senses) |
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h |
Phra-rgyas-kyi Dug-gsum (the 3 poisons) |
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i |
rTen->brel (dependency) |
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j |
Phun-po gN~is-kyi mDzod (purified & ordinary forms) |
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k |
sKye-mchod (sense-organs) |
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l |
Khams (whatso existeth) |
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15 |
m |
mTshan-n~id (exact meaning of existence) |
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n |
Las-spyod (good & bad action) |
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o |
>Gro-lam (way to heaven & to hells) |
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p |
Sa-n~as (the 10 earths & the 6 words) |
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q |
>Bras-bu (fruit of results) |
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5 |
>Dul-ba |
a |
bsN~en-gnas |
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b |
dGe-bsn~en |
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c |
gTsan-gtsug |
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d |
Dran-sron |
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C |
sNags (Pho-rgyud & Ma-rgyud) |
Theg Rim Nan sNags ["__ Theg-pa"] |
e |
Bya-ba gTsun sPyed-ye Bon-gyi |
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f |
rNam-pa Kun-ldan mNon S`es-gyi |
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g |
dNos-bsKyed Thugs-rje Rol-pa>i |
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h |
S`en-tu Don lDan Kun rDzogs-gyi |
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D |
rDzogs-chen ["__ lDe"] |
1 |
Sems |
(mind) |
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2 |
Klon |
(emptiness) |
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3 |
Man-nag |
(balance, viz. of mind & emptiness) |
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E |
Rigs-gnas |
1 |
Dag-yig |
a |
Min-gz`i (spelling) |
b |
Sum-rtags (grammar) |
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2 |
sN~og-nag brGyan gSum ["__ rGyan"] |
a |
Don (style) |
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b |
sGra (rhyming) |
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c |
Gab-tshig Gi (symbolic meaning) |
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3 |
sGra-rig-pa |
(philology) |
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4 |
sDeb-sbyor |
(composition, viz. of sentence) |
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5 |
rTsis (astrology) |
a |
sKar (Indian astrology) |
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b |
Nag (Chinese astrology) |
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6 |
bZo-rigs-pa (crafts) |
a |
mChod-rten brGya N~i-s`u (the 120 styles of constructing mchod-rten) |
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17 |
b |
lHa-yi Chag-tshad (measurements for making statues) |
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7 |
gZuns-rdzon |
(what to insert within statues) |
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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 |
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5 |
mdzod-phug |
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6 |
>dul-ba |
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7 |
snags |
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8 |
rdzogs-chen |
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19 |
9:30-10:30 |
3 |
sa-lam phar-phyin |
8 |
dpe-klog |
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10:30-11 |
1 |
bsdus-grva |
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2 |
rtags-rig |
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11-12 |
2 |
blo-rig-tshad-ma |
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12-12:45 |
1-8 |
rnam-thar; sa-lam smon-lam |
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12:45-1:15 p.m. |
1-8 |
bka>-lun |
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3:30-4 |
1-8 |
spyim-rim / z`abs-brtan |
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4-4:30 |
1-4 |
rig-gnas |
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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 |
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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) |
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gTo (ritual) |
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dPhyad (causes) |
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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) |
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10th |
Gar->cham Dus-ston (masked dances) |
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14th - 16th |
>Dul-chog |
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21st - 22nd |
Ma-rgyud Tshogs-mchod (to the 84 Great Magicians) |
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20th - 30th |
sMra-sen bsN~en sGrub (for 'Speech-Lion' deity) |
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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) |
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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 |
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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) |
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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 |
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3rd |
Me-lce |
Flame |
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4th |
Rus-sbal |
Turtle |
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5th |
Thon-gs`ol |
Plough |
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II |
1st |
sBrul |
Snake |
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55 |
2nd |
Gri-gug |
Sickle |
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3rd |
Phur-bu |
Dagger |
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4th |
Khyi-rmon |
Stretching Hound |
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5th |
sDom |
Spider |
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III |
1st |
gZ`u |
Bow |
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2nd |
Zla-phyed |
1/2-Moon |
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3rd |
Sen-ge |
Lion |
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4th |
rGod |
Vulture |
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5th |
Chos->byung |
Triangle |
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IV |
1st |
Cha-ga-pa |
Locust |
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2nd |
Phug-ron |
Dove |
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3rd |
Khat.vanga |
Trident |
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4th |
sTag |
Tigre |
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5th |
Nor-bu |
Jewel [Pearl] |
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V |
1st |
>Khor-lo |
Wheel |
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2nd |
Khyun |
Eagle |
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3rd |
Ral-gril |
Sword |
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4th |
sBal-pa |
Frog |
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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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