H.E. Menri Lopon Yangton Thrinley Nyima Rinpoche giving blessings near Puksumdo Lake Dolpo, Nepal. Photo Credit: Unknown
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Blessing the Environment
The Yungdrung Bon heart mantra: AH KAR AH ME DU TRI SU NAK PO ZHI ZHI MAL MAL SOHA
Sacred Music of Method & Wisdom
Yungdrung Bon nuns practice together. Photo credit: Mary Ellen McCourt© All Rights Reserved
In the Yungdrung Bön tradition, there are many practices that incorporate the use of a drum and sil nyen, or Bönpo flat bell. The drum symbolizes method. The sil nyen symbolizes wisdom. Using these two sacred instruments together symbolizes the unification of method and wisdom.
Sacred Activity of the Lama
His Eminence Menri Lopon Yangton Thrinley Nyima Rinpoche consecrating a newly restored chorten in Dolpo, Nepal
Offering Everything to the Field of Refuge
In the foreground, a Yungdrung Bon style mandala offering set at the Khyungkar Yungdrung Tengyeling Monastery in Tibet
Nine Ways 