{"collection":"Buddhism","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/bud/tib/orgibon2.htm","path":"bud/tib/orgibon2.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/bud/tib/orgibon2.htm","text":"A SHORT HISTORICAL OUTLINE OF THE BON RELIGION (PART 2)\nTHE FOUNDER AND HIS TEACHINGS:\nThe founder of Bon religion is the Lord Shenrab Mibo (gShen-rab Mi-bo). In\npast ages there were three brothers, Dagpa (Dag-pa), Salba (aSal-ba), and\nShepa (Shes-pa), who studied the Bon doctrines in the heaven named Sridpa\n(Srid-pa) Yesang (Ye-sangs), under the Bon sage Bumtri Logi Chechan ('Bum-khri\nglog-gi-lce-can). When their studies were completed, they visited the God of\nCompassion, Shenlha Okar (gShen-lha 'od-dkar) and asked him how they could\nhelp the living beings submerged in the misery and sorrow of suffering. He\nadvised them to act as guides to mankind in three successive ages of the\nworld. To follow his advice the eldest brother Dagpa completed his work in the\npast world age. The second brother Salba took the name Shenrab and became\nthe teacher and guide of the present world age. The youngest brother Shepa\nwill come to teach in the next world age.\nThe Lord Shenrab was born in the Barpo Sogye Palace to the south of\nMount Yungdrung. He was born a prince, married while young and had children.\nAt the age of 31 he renounced the world and lived in austerity, teaching the\ndoctrine. During his whole life his efforts to propagate the Bon religion were\nobstructed by the demon Khyabpa (Khyab-pa) Lagring (Lag-ring). This demon\nfought to destroy or impede the work of Tonpa Shenrab untill he was eventually\nconverted and became his disciple. Once, pursuing the demon to regain his\nstolen horses, Tonpa Shenrab arrived in Tibet; it was his only visit to Tibet.\nThere he imparted some instructions concerning the performance of rituals but,\non the whole, found the land unprepared to receive fuller teachings. Before\nleaving Tibet he prophesied that all his teachings would flourish in Tibet\nwhen the time was ripe. Tonpa Shenrab departed this life at the age of 82.\nThere are three biographies of Tonpa Shenrab. The earliest and shortest\none is known as Dodu (mDo-'dus): \"Epitome of Aphorism\". The second which is\nin two volumes is called Zermik (gZer-mig): \"Piercing Eye\". These two accounts\ndate from the 10th and 11th centuries respectively. The third and largest is\nin twelve volumes and is known as Zhiji (gZhi-brjid): \"The Glorious\". It\nbelongs to the category of scriptures known as \"spiritual transmission\"\n(bsNyan-rgyud). It is believed to have been dictated to Londen Nyingpo (bLo-\nldan snying-po) who lived in the fourteenth century.\n(Cont'd)","title":"The Origin of Bon part 2 by Olmo Lungring","type":"page"}