Influence of bon religion on the formation of tibetan buddhism (VII–XI centuries ad)

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of the religious systems of Tibet — bon and buddhism. Bon is presented in the study not as a primitive religion of worshiping the forces of nature, but as a developed religious system that rivaled buddhism, but subsequently mutually enriched it. And buddhism, in turn, organically absorbing the religious system of bon, had a great influence on the formation of many regional forms of buddhism of the peoples of Central Asia. In the presented material, quite clearly, based on the particularities of the pantheon system, the peculiarity of cult practices and ritual objects shows the symbiosis of buddhism and bon.