Nine Ways of Bon

Treasure of the South’s Nine Vehicles:

Way of the Shen predictions: Practice divination, astrology, various rituals, and medical diagnosis.

Way of the Shen phenomenal world: Practice rituals dealing with communication with external forces such as rituals of protection, invocation, ransom of the life force, and repelling harmful energies.

Way of the Shen of manifestation: Practices venerating deity or master and applying mantras and mudras in order to accomplish a goal such as requesting assistance from natural energies.

Way of the Shen of existing: Practices on rituals of death and promote longevity for the living.

Way of the virtuous lay practitioners: Specifies the proper conduct on the lay person taking vows.

Way of the fully ordained practitioners: specifies the proper conduct on those who are fully ordained.

Way of the White Ah Practitioner: Which is focused on tantric practice using visualization.

Way of the Primordial Shen: Which is focused on the highest level of tantric practice.

Way of the Unsurpassed Way: Does not rely on antidotes of any kind (virtue or practice on meditational deity). Concerned with the realization of the true nature of one’s mind.