Tibetan Buddhism
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On entering a Buddhist monastery in Sikkim, you hear the incantation of mantras (prayers) by the lamas (monks) alongside the sound of musical instruments. You see devotees doing kora (the act of walking around a sacred object) in a clockwise direction around the monastery and performing…
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Each evening, as one walks along the quieter streets and footpaths crossing through the neighbourhoods of Gangtok, we can smell an earthy smoke and pungent kitchen flavours. Rising from the household choeshum or shrine, this is the burning sang or incense, a sensory experience that possibly…
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Cham is a vibrant Buddhist dance performed by and associated with a number of Tibetan Buddhist sects. A common feature during occasions such as the Hemis festival, there are different kinds of chams, each with a backstory and a legend. We look at five chams—the skeleton dance (durdak garcham), the…
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Ahmed, Monisha. 2002. Living Fabric: Weaving Amongst the Nomads of Ladakh Himalaya. Bangkok: Orchid Press.
Alafouzo, Marjo. 2008. 'The Iconography of the Drinking Scene in the Dukhang at Alchi, Ladakh'. PhD thesis. Department of the History of Art, School of Oriental and…
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The ‘Alchi murals’ have become one of the highlights of the cultural heritage of Ladakh leading to the transformation of the site of Alchi—now a major tourist destination as well as a complex of monuments protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). Until recent scholarship closely…
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