File:"The Black Cathedral" or Bön Temple.png
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English: It may be of interest to some to learn that the Böns or Black Lama Sect claim to have a definite connection with Persia, which they call "Tazing." Their Heaven, and the home of all faithful Böns, is "Ormu Lung Ring", which I imagine means the "Long Vale of Ormuzd." This latter was the good deity of the Persians. The Böns, therefore, were probably colonies of fire worshippers who for some unknown reason came to Tibet. We know that the teachings of Zoroaster had reached China by 621 A.D. The Chinese speak of the Böns as the Black Sect; and it is interesting to remember that Persia was thought to be the home of black magic. The religious colour of the Böns is said to be white, and survivals of fire worship are thought to be common. The disposal of the dead by exposure to vultures and wild animals may be also a survival of a Persian custom. The illustration is a rough sketch of the "Black Cathedral" in Tibet. The courtyard is not shown. — J. H. Edgar, "A Note on the Bons or Black Lama Sect" in Journal of the West China Border Research Society (vol. III; 1926–1929), page 152; drawing on page 153. |
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