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Bon.

An indigenous Tibetan religion, in many ways akin to Tibetan Buddhism.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/bɒn/Received-Pronunciation/bɑn/General-American
  1. An indigenous Tibetan religion, in many ways akin to Tibetan Buddhism.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Tibetan བོན (bon).

name/bɒn/Received-Pronunciation/bɑn/General-American
  1. Synonym of Obon

name/bɒn/Received-Pronunciation/bɑn/General-American
  1. Synonym of Bon Gula.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.