Bon Peaceful Deities Page

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Twelve Ritual Deities (cho ga bcu g.nyis):
- 1. Kunying (kun dbyings)
- 2. Genyen (dgen bsnyen)
- 3. Chamden (byams ldan)
- 4. Dukor (dus 'kor)
- 5. Kunrig (kun rigs)
- 6. Gyalwa Gyatso (rgyal ba rgya mtsho)
- 7. Trowo Namjom (khro wo'i rnam 'joms)
- 8. Menlha (sman lha)
- 9. Monlam Taye (smon lam mtha' yas)
- 10. Namdag (rnam dag)
- 11 Chamma Choga (byams ma'i cho ga)
- 12 Shen Ge Gecho (g.shen gyi dge spyod)

The Choga Chunyi are almost always created as a set of paintings. It is also rare to find all twelve depicted in a single composition. The images below contain two complete sets and several partial sets.

Jeff Watt [updated 6-2017]

Deity
(Unidentified)

Tonpa Shenrab (Founder of Bon)
(main form)

Kunying (Bon Deity)

Chamden (Bon Deity)

Monlam Taye (Bon Deity)

Dukhor (Bon Deity)

Kunrig (Bon Deity)

Trowoi Namjom (Bon Deity)

Menlha (Bon Deity)

Kunzang Gyalwa Gyatso (Bon Deity)

Menlha (Bon Deity)

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