Bon

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 39. Chapters: Bon in Bhutan, Dream yoga, Drenpa Namkha, Dzogchen, Epic of King Gesar, Ground of Being (Dzogchen), Henk Blezer, Iron Man (Buddhist statue), Kyunglung, Lopon Tenzin Namdak, Lung (Tibetan Buddhism), Machig Labdron, Menri Monastery, Nangzhik Gompa, Ngagpa, Prayer flag, Shardza Tashi Gyaltsen, Shenlha Okar, Simbiling Monastery, Tagzig Olmo Lung Ring, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, Tonpa Shenrab Miwoche, Tsaparang, Yeshe Walmo, Zhangzhung, Zhang Zhung Meri. Excerpt: According to Tibetan Buddhism and Bon, Dzogchen (Rdzogs chen or Atiyoga) is the natural, primordial state or natural condition, and a body of teachings and meditation practices aimed at realizing that condition. Dzogchen, or "Great Perfection," is a central teaching of the Nyingma school also practiced by adherents of other Tibetan Buddhist sects. According to Dzogchen literature, Dzogchen is the highest and most definitive path to enlightenment. From the perspective of Dzogchen, the ultimate nature of all sentient beings is said to be pure, all-encompassing, primordial clarity or naturally occurring timeless clarity. This intrinsic clarity has no form of its own and yet is capable of perceiving, experiencing, reflecting, or expressing all form. It does so without being affected by those forms in any ultimate, permanent way. The analogy given by Dzogchen masters is that one's nature is like a mirror which reflects with complete openness but is not affected by the reflections, or like a crystal ball that takes on the colour of the material on which it is placed without itself being changed. The knowledge that ensues from recognizing this mirror-like clarity (which cannot be found by searching nor identified) is what Dzogchenpas refer to as rigpa. There is a fairly wide consensus among lamas of both the Nyingma and Sarma schools that the end state of dzogchen and...