Personal Library of the Yungdrung Bon Sage Shardza Tashi Gyaltsen
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Touching History
An old text from Dolpo, Nepal written in gold. Photo credit: Unknown.
Ancient Printing Method
Woodblocks used for printing the sacred texts
Prayers for Wealth and Harmonious Circumstances
Beautifully illustrated, this text is for the generation and increase of wealth, good luck and supportive circumstances. This, and various other texts, can be found in the home of laypeople. On a chosen auspicious day each year, one or more monks are requested to come and read these texts out loud in the family home so that the family may receive the blessings of the prosperity practice as well as the virtuous activity of hosting the monks during the recitation.
Blue like the Clear, Open Sky
In the Bön Buddhist tradition, the color blue has great, meaningful significance. Specifically, the blue of the clear, open, vast expanse of the sky. Among the five schools of Tibetan Buddhism, only Bönpo monks have blue on their robes. In ancient times, Bön practitioners wore blue robes. Bön texts are wrapped in blue cloth, the stiff top and bottom covers which protect the paper are blue, and all page edges are painted with blue ink. Here, a sacred scripture is written on blue paper.
Nine Ways 