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 (8,836 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bon's instance of is recorded as tradition[3].
  • Bon's founder is recorded as Tonpa Shenrab Miwoche[4].
  • The location of Bon was Tibet[5].
  • Bon is a type of religion[6].
  • Bon's Commons category is recorded as Bon religion[7].
  • Bon's language of work or name is recorded as Chinese[8].
  • Bon's language of work or name is recorded as Tibetan[9].
  • Bon's language of work or name is recorded as Sanskrit[10].
  • Bon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bon[11].
  • Bon's native label is recorded as བོན།[12].
  • Bon's different from is recorded as Buddhism[13].
  • Bon's member count is recorded as {'amount': '+400000'}[14].

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Definition and Type

Bon's instance of is recorded as tradition[3]. Bon is a type of religion[6].

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 (8,836 views/month).[2] Bon has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] Bon is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Bon has been cited as an influence by Chinese Manichaeism[17], founded in 1000[18].

FAQs

Who did Bon influence?

Bon has been cited as an influence by Chinese Manichaeism[17].

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.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] ↑ . 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. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 22d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → bonpos
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: bonpos, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289910837|bonpos (#289910837)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'mat"
  2. 7w ago · DeltaBot bot · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location → Tibet
    Language of work or name → Chinese, Tibetan, Sanskrit
    Different from → Buddhism
    Member count → {'amount': '+400000'}
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ [[Property:P2124]]: 400,000, remove unit from [[Property:P2124]]"
  3. 7w ago · Beko · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Tonpa Shenrab - Life Story 19th century, Collection of Rubin
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Tonpa Shenrab - Life Story 19th century, Collection of Rubin Museum of Art..jpg"
  4. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0226333-bonismus
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0226333-bonismus, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
  5. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Founded by → —
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → religion
    Instance of → tradition
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|9 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 8622, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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