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China / Tibet: Painted tanka of Kunzang Akor, the meditational form of the Bon or Bon Po deity Shenla Okar, c. 18th-19th century

China / Tibet: Painted tanka of Kunzang Akor, the meditational form of the Bon or Bon Po deity Shenla Okar, c. 18th-19th century

Bon or Bon Po (Bonpo) is a sect of Tibetan Buddhism. It developed in the eleventh century onward and established its scriptures mainly from terma (hidden treasures) and visions by tertons (discoverers of ancient texts) such as Loden Nyingpo.

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