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Bon

Tibetan religion
Intangible tradition Q815628
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Bon

Summary

Bon is a tradition[1]. Bon ranks in the top 3% of tradition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,685 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bon's instance of is recorded as tradition[3].
  • Bon's founder is recorded as Tonpa Shenrab Miwoche[4].
  • Bon is a type of religion[5].
  • Bon's Commons category is recorded as Bon religion[6].
  • Bon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bon[7].
  • Bon's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'bo', 'text': 'བོན།'}[8].

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Definition and Type

Bon's instance of is recorded as tradition[3]. Bon is a type of religion[5].

Origins

Bon's founder is recorded as Tonpa Shenrab Miwoche[4].

Why It Matters

Bon ranks in the top 3% of tradition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,685 views/month).[2] Bon has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] Bon is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Bon has been cited as an influence by Chinese Manichaeism[11], founded in 1000[12].

FAQs

Who did Bon influence?

Bon has been cited as an influence by Chinese Manichaeism[11].

Related Entities

Nepal religion Songtsän Gampo

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [12] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Founded by → —
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    Subclass of → religion
    Instance of → tradition
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|9 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 8622, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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