Local ritual practices in China that may have had some resemblance to those in Tibet. For more on this term, see Stein 2010, pp. 248–50.

The word bon, while often understood as referring to the indigenous religion of Tibet, is here used to refer to local ritual practices in China that may have had some resemblance to those in Tibet. For more on this term, see Stein 2010, pp. 248–50.

The activity of a female sorcerer (bon). The term bon mo has been translated here as “witchcraft,” given that it is used to translate the Chinese shimu 師母 and does not refer to the pre-Buddhist religion of Tibet, despite the similarities they may share. For more on this translation choice, see Stein 2010, pp. 248–50.