The Founder and His Teachings : Part Three

Book Id: WPLBN0000680208
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Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	The Founder and His Teachings : Part Three
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Language:	English
Subject:	Religion, Buddhism, Buddhism and literature
Collections:	Buddhist Literature Collection, BuddhaNet: Buddhist Information and Education Network
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Publisher:	Buddhanet: Buddhist Information and Education Network


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Excerpt: The founder of Bon religion is the Lord Shenrab Mibo (gShen-rab Mi-bo). In past ages there were three brothers, Dagpa (Dag-pa), Salba (aSal-ba), and Shepa (Shes-pa), who studied the Bon doctrines in the heaven named Sridpa (Srid-pa) Yesang (Ye-sangs), under the Bon sage Bumtri Logi Chechan ('Bum-khri glog-gi-lce-can). When their studies were completed, they visited the God of Compassion, Shenlha Okar (gShen-lha 'od-dkar) and asked him how they could help the living beings submerged in the misery and sorrow of suffering. He advised them to act as guides to mankind in three successive ages of the world. To follow his advice the eldest brother Dagpa completed his work in the past world age. The second brother Salba took the name Shenrab and became the teacher and guide of the present world age. The youngest brother Shepa will come to teach in the next world age.