Char pa ritual

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Authors
Dhondup, Yangdon
Publication Date
2010-10-04
Alternative Title
Preventing rainfall ritual
Publisher
World Oral Literature Project
Language
Other
Type
Video
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Citation
Dhondup, Y. (2010). Char pa ritual [Video file]. http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/238519
Description
A tantric practitioner from Dgon la ka monastery performs the char pa (rain prevention) ritual.
Abstract
This collection includes ten video files focusing on ritual practices and prayer services of some communities belonging to the Reb kong sngags mang, the community of tantric practitioners from Reb kong. They were recorded in October 2010 in So nag village, Byang chub village, Zho 'ong village, Ko' sde village, Chu dmar village and Dgon la ka monastery, Reb kong, Tongren county, Qinghai province, China.
Keywords
Oral Literature, Oral Tradition, Linguistic Anthropology, East Tibet, Amdo, Tantric practitioners, Rituals, Prayer, Reb kong
Spatial Coverage
Dgon la ka monastery
Temporal Coverage
October 4th 2010
Sponsorship
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
Identifiers
This record's URL: http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/238519
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported