Item: Initiation Cards
ཙཀ་ལི་དཀར་ཆག། ནང་པ་དང་བོན།
灌顶时所用的法像（佛教与苯教）
(item no. 72464)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1800 - 1899 |
| Lineages | Bon |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Paper |
| Collection | Private |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Object/Concept
Svastika (Sanskrit Language, sva + asti, meaning auspicious) Yungdrung (Tibetan Language, meaning ever-lasting). (See other examples of the yungdrung depicted in Bon art).
In the Buddhism of the Himalayas, Tibet and Mongolia the svastika is used essentially as a decorative element. In China it is common to find a svastika outlined over the heart of a Buddha figure, painting or sculpture.
The yungdrung is the principal symbol of the Bon Religion, also known as the Yungdrung Bon, Ever-lasting Truth. Letters are sometimes added to the legs of the yungdrung which can represent the elements of nature or mental states.
Jeff Watt 3-2007
Subject: Svastika - Yungdrung Main Page
Collection of Dolanji Monastery (Initiation Cards)
Subject: Yungdrung (Bon)
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