A young boy holds a wooden chakshing, symbol of Buddha Tonpa Shenrap Miwo
Category Archives: Preservation
Teaching the Next Generation
A Yungdrung Bön monk teaches the Tibetan letters to school children
In the Language of Zhang Zhung: The Letters
According to the Yungdrung Bön, sometime before the 2nd Tibetan king, the letters of the Tibetan alphabet were created from the letters of the ancient Zhang Zhung alphabet. Yung Drung Bön was the state religion of the ancient country of Zhang Zhung and the texts were written in this language. However, due to great persecution in the 7th century, the texts had to be hidden in order to protect them from being forever destroyed. During this time, the Zhang Zhung language almost became extinct. However, there were a few Bön lamas who passed on their knowledge of this language. As the scriptures were being copied into the Tibetan language, many of them preserved their titles and the first few lines of texts in the old language of Zhang Zhung. This can be seen in the scriptures today.
Calligraphy of the Bön syllable OM in the Zhang Zhung script as drawn by Geshe Chaphur Lhundrup of Gyalshen Institute. If you would like to purchase a calligraphy of this, or another syllable, contact Gyalshen.org.
Directly Manifesting Compassion
The children of Shurishing Yungdrung Kundrakling Monastery receive the donation of sports shoes from a kind sponsor
In South Sikkim, there is a Yungdrung Bön monastery with over 30 children. Many of them are completely dependent upon the monastery to take care of their every need. The abbot of this monastery is Khenpo Yongten Gyatso.
The children of Shurishing Yungdrung Kundrakling Monastery in South Sikkim
If you would like to know more about these children, the monastery, or how you can become a sponsor, please follow the link below.
http://www.rosaworldwide.ch/en/projects/sikkim-project.html
Ancient Printing Method
Woodblocks used for printing the sacred texts
Nine Ways 