Tibetan Bon religion

Author: Tserang. Gacangtsai
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: The origin history of the Tibetan people on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, according to archaeological findings, dates back 13,000 to 17,000 years, truly ancient and distant! This raises a challenging question: where did the ancient Tibetan culture originate? In Tibetan Bon religion! Bon religious texts record that systematic Bon religion emerged 3,800 years ago. Therefore, the original, shamanistic-influenced Bon religion must have been even earlier! Tibetan Bon religion explains the world primarily to solve the harmonious relationship between humans and nature (gods, ghosts). Given this, it must teach or provide people with measures to coordinate, improve, and advance their living environment. Bon religion created many original aspects of Tibetan culture: daily life customs, behavioral norms, Tibetan calendar, Tibetan medicine, Tibetan script, religious beliefs, political and religious systems, and more. Primarily, it can proudly be called one of the sources of Tibetan culture. Tibetan Bon religion is an active, secular religion that participates in all aspects of human life, from major events like engaging in national politics,