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Tonpa Shenrab

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According to the Bon faith Tonpa Shenrab was born approximately 18000 years ago in a land called Olmo Lungring. Legend has it that Olmo Lungring occupies one-third of the known world. The kingdom is described as an eight petaled lotus that sits beneath a sky that resembles a dharma wheel. There is a tall mountain with snow clad peaks, located in the middle of the kingdom, and at the base of the mountain there are four springs that flow into four sacred rivers that run concurrently in four different directions. Each spring bursts forth from four different rocks, each shaped like a different animal. The river Nara flows from a lion shaped rock and continues towards the east. The river Pakshu flows from a horse shaped rock and continues towards the north. The river Kyim-shang flows from a peacock shaped rock and surges to the west and the river Sindhu flows from an elephant shaped rock and journeys to the south. Tonpa Shenrab was the son of King Thodkar and therefore a prince by bir

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