THE YUNGDRUNG BON KANJUR 179-VOLUME CD SET
H. H. Menri Trizin 33rd has spent much of his life collecting Bon texts for study and safekeeping in the Tibetan Yungdrung Bon Library. A very important part of his mission is to make available to libraries, scholars, and practitioners important Bon texts and manuscripts. It is his dedication to that cause that has been responsible for the creation of this unique digitized version of the of the Yungdrung Bon Kanjur.


The Yungdrung Bon Kanjur was scanned and digitized in 2006 by monks at Menri Monastery's Tibetan Yungdrung Bon Library at the request of H. H. Menri Trizin 33rd. It consists of a collection of canonical texts authored by Bon's founder Tonpa Shenrab and revealed by his students and embodiments. Bon Kanjur texts were originally translated from ancient sources, probably in the Zhang Zhung language and have gone through various terma or "revelations." During the eighteenth century the lama Kundrol Drakpa [b. 1700], a teacher of the Tibetan princes of the Gyalrong province, received funding and support from various of his patrons to gather and catalog the many volumes of Bon Kanjur texts and to produce woodblocks of the complete set. Over the next two centuries, copies of the texts from Kundrol's woodblock set were broken up, destroyed, or hidden, and it was thought that no complete version existed. In 1999, however, Mongyal Lhasay, a lama from the Mongyal Monastery in Kham and from the family lineage of Kundrol Drakpa, was able to collect and publish a complete handwritten set in Chengdu. It is that set which comprises the 179 volumes of the Yungdrung Bon Kanjur, which is preserved on these fourteen compact discs.

The Tibetan Yundrung Bon Library's digitized version of the Yungdrung Bon Kanjur would not have been possible without the extensive effort and commitment of Mongyal Lhasay. The Tibetan Yungdrung Bon Library Scanning Project was made possible by a generous grant from the Reed Foundation. All proceeds from this project go to support the Tibetan Yungdrung Bon Library.

bon po'i bka'gyur [TBRC Resource Code: w21872]
Titles: g.yung drung bon gyi bka'gyur [bibliographical title]
Publication Data: [khreng tu'u]: si khron zhing chen par bskrun lte gnas par 'debs khang, [1999]
Material: 179 v.
Edition Statement: par gzhi 1.
ISBN: 7-80589-018-8
Authorship Statement: edited by smon rgyal lhas sras
Contents Note: v.1-74. mdo sde - v.75-144. 'bum sde - v.145-170. sngags sde - v.171-178. sems sde - v.179 brgyud rim

Libraries and Institutions: $1,790 (includes material and postage).
Students and Individuals: $350 (includes material and postage).


DVDs: KHALONG SUMMER RITUAL and VISIT OF HIS HOLINESS TO TIBET
You will enjoy these two fascinating DVD documentaries made inside Menri Monastery by Geshe Samdup and his professionally-trained film crew of monks.

KHALONG: THE SUMMER RITUAL OF MENRI MONASTARY (11 minutes) captures a colorful and first-time documented powerful and colorful rite performed to summon blessings from the deities. Price: $20. THE VISIT OF HIS HOLINESS LUNGTOK TENPAI NYIMA, THE 33RD MENRI TRIZIN TO AMDO, TIBET, SUMMER 2004 (29 minutes) contains rare footage and beautifully-edited images of a recent visit by the world leader of Bon to Tibet. Price: $25. Add them to your library of Bon films!



MENRI T-SHIRTS
These beautifully designed tees carry the unique logo of Menri Monastery with symbols of the journey to enlightenment. The drawing was conceived and made by the Abbot of Menri, His Holiness Lungtok Tenpai Nyima, and serves as the official logo of Menri. Made of soft, sturdy cotton, the tees are available in two colors and several sizes:Menri Tees are $20 each. Every t-shirt you purchase provides a free one for a child at Menri.



MENRI INCENSE
A blend of 30 different herbs makes up the ingredients in the ancient Bon recipe for Menri healing incense. Its unique aroma immediately calls to mind the healing powers of Menri ("Medicine Mountain") and serves not only as a purification for prayer and medication but is believed to relieve stress, hypertension, and respiratory ailments. The scent of Menri Incense also provides a most pleasant fragrance for everyday relaxation. A box of Menri Incense is $7.00; A ten-pack order is $60.00 (big savings!)



MENRI PRAYER FLAGS
Sometimes called lungta or "wind-horse," a prayer flag is used to call forth good fortune and broadcast prayers. The colors of the Menri Prayer Flags represent each of the five elements according to the Bon tradition and are arranged in the following order: Blue/Water; White/Space; Red/Fire; Green/Air and Yellow/Earth. There is often an image of a wind-horse in the center of each flag. Menri monks handprint images on each flag using old woodblocks from Tibet. When the woodblocks are worn out, a skilled craftsman carves new ones according to the ancient Tibetan tradition.Each Prayer Flag is 15 x 12 inches. They are arranged by the color of the elements they represent. They are sold in sets of five along a string about 5 or 6 feet long. The cost of each stringed set is $9.00.



BONPO SAMPLER CDs
The Bonpo Sampler CDs were produced by The Bon Foundation with the approval of the Menri Monastery as part of a scanning/training program for the Tibetan Yungdrung Bon Library. The "sampler" is a "one time only" project that The Bon Foundation has undertaken to help raise funds for the Library.
The Bonpo Sampler CDs contain three of the most popular Yungdrung Bon texts: the Zermig, the Zijid, and the Lubum. The first two are the encyclopedic biographies of Tonpa Shenrab and the third is the Yungdrung Bon ritual text used by both Bonpos and Buddhists for the propitiation of the serpent deities (nagas). The texts are in Tibetan and are most useful for scholars or others who are familiar with the language. However, each CD insert has a very brief explanation of its contents in English. This project clearly illustrates the potential of digital scanning technologies in the preservation of irreplaceable manuscripts and texts. The Bon Foundation is not selling the CDs but requests a donation for the Library in exchange for providing them.
If you wish to order any CDs, the Bon Foundation suggests a donation of $27 for each or $75 for the set of three. The Bon Foundation will forward your donation to the Tibetan Yungdrung Bon Library at Menri.

MENRI MONASTERY In The 21st CENTURY (a very special video)

Geshe Shenpen Samdup, a talented filmmaker-monk at Menri, has written, filmed, and produced an "insider's" view of Menri Monastery as it looks today. Wonderful architectural shots are combined with images of monks, nuns, and children performing their daily chores and rituals against the background of breathtaking scenery and the sounds of laughing, chanting, and singing. The proceeds for the sale of this video will go to the Bon Documentation Center of the Tibetan Yungdrung Bon Library. The cost is $30.

TIBETAN YUNG DRUNG BON ARTS CATALOG

The expansion and preservation of the Yungdrung Bon Temple at Menri is being assisted by income from the sale of a collection of authentically reproduced traditional Bon artifacts. A wide variety of items crafted under the supervision of the 33rd Menri Trizin according to specifications from ancient Bon texts and rituals is available through a new enterprise called Tibetan Yung Drung Bon Arts. Hundreds of authentic Bon statues, thangkas, ceremonial objects, and jewelry are illustrated and described in a beautiful catalog produced by Tibetan Yung Drung Bon Arts. A valuable educational tool in its own right, the catalog may be obtained through its US representative by contacting judymarz9@aol.com.