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gyung drung dgu brtsegs (གྱུང་དྲུང་དགུ་བརྩེགས) is the name of a Mountain situated in the land of 'ol-mo lung-ring, according to the gZer mig (by Drang-rje btsun-pa gSer-mig): an ancient Tibetan text dealing Bon: an indigenous shamanistic tradition of Tibet.—Accordingly, Bonpo tradition maintains that the ultimate source of Bon is the land of 'ol-mo lung-ring, said to be a part of sTag-gzig (Tazig). [...] It is stated that 'ol-mo lung-ring occupies one third of this world and is situated vaguely in the west. It is described as taking the form of an eight-petalled flower with the sky correspondingly in the shape of a wheel with eight spokes. The land is dominated by Mount g.Yung-drung dgu-brtsegs—literally ‘pile of nine swastikas’. Both the swastika and number nine are of great significance in Bon.

The nine stages of Mount gYung-drungdgu-brtsegs are said to represent the nine ways of Bon. One strange thing about this mountain is that its peak is in the form of a crystal monolith referring originally no doubt to its snowy or glacial summit. Later on conspicuous importance was attached to this crystal monolith.

Four rives flow from the base of the mountain g.Yung-drungdgu-brtsegs in the four directions.

1) In the east the river Kyim-shang flows from the mouth of a horse shaped rock (rTa-mchog kha-'babs);
2) In the north the river Pakshu flows from the mouth of a lion (Seng-ge kha-'abs);
3) In the west the river Ganga flows from the mouth of an elephant (glang-chen kha-'babs);
4) In the south the river Na-ra-dza flows from the mouth of a peacock (rMabya kha-'babs).

Hundreds of temples, cities and parks are said to be in the vicinity of the mountain, but only eight centres stand out as worthy of note.

1) To the east of the mountain is a temple called Sham-po lha-rtse;
2) To the south the palace Bar-po so-brgyad, the birth-place of gShen-rab;
3) To the west is the palace of Khri-smon rgyal-bzhad;
4) To the north is the palace of Khong-ma ne’uchung;

Mount gYung-drung dgu-brtsegs and these four centres constitute the inner region (nang gling) of 'ol-mo lung-ring.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

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Partial matches: Gyung.

Full-text: Sham po lha rtse, Bar po so brgyad, Khri smon rgyal bzhad, Khong ma ne\'uchung.

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