Shenlha Okar, also spelled Shiwa Okar, is regarded as the most important deity of the Yungdrung Bon tradition of Tibet, counted among Bon's Four Transcendent Lords alongside Satrig Ersang, Sangpo Bumtri and Tonpa Shenrab Miwoche. His name means wisdom shen of white light, and tradition credits him with creating the world with the help of nine brother gods.
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Attestation
Veneration TodayActively venerated in a living tradition 1 HistoricityNot a historical person: a divine or other-than-human being 1 Function
Domain / Function Belief
TheologyPolytheistic: many gods 1 Sources
1. The Facts on File Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend
Anthony S. Mercatante, revised and expanded by James R. Dow, Facts on File
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