This thesis discusses the foundation myths, history and contemporary situation of Minyak Pel Lhagang Monastery (Mi nyag dPal Lha sgang dgon), a Sakya monastery located in Lhagang village, Dartsedo (Dar rtse mdo), in the ...

The topic of my thesis is the klu as perceived in Tibetan worldview and as the object of cult. The klu is one of the most emblematic classes of supernatural forces in the world of deities and spirits in Tibet, and their ...

This thesis documents the traditional craft of weaving with a particular focus on the production of nampu (snam bu), a woolen fabric made from sheep wool, which is an important and popular textile among Tibetans. Nampu are ...

This study discusses the advantages and disadvantages of the teaching models currently in use in secondary schools in Rebgong, (Ch. Tongren) in Malho (rMma lho) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, P.R. China. ...

While the majority of Tibetans are Buddhists, there is also a significant minority who follow a religion, in Tibetan known as Bon (bon), many aspects of which remain to be studied. The focus of this thesis is a Tibetan Bon ...

Marriage customs in Tibetan cultural areas of mTsho sngon (Qinghai) Province of the People’s Republic of China have been changing dramatically in recent decades, due to economic, social and cultural factors. They have also ...

This thesis is about health, medicine and the implementation of the New Cooperative Medical Scheme in Phyed ri village, Reb gong (Tongren) County, Rma lho (Huangnan) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Mtsho sngon (Qinghai) ...

A summer ritual known as klu rol is annually held in the honor of locally revered mountain deities in Reb gong, A mdo, north-eastern Tibet. During the ritual, various sacrificial offerings and performances are performed ...

Abstract Guru Rinpoche, who is famous for his introduction of the Vajrayana form of Buddhism in the Himalayan countries in eighth century, is highly venerated by the Bhutanese people. Tradition tells of many occasions in ...

Abstract The overall subject in my thesis is the series of death rituals and related concepts and practices in contemporary Hontsho community in Bhutan. Emphasis has been given to shared traditional behaviours in Hontsho ...

This thesis discusses religious beliefs and practices related to funeral rites among present Lhasa Tibetans. The study is based on materials gathered during a five months field work in Lhasa.Tibetan funeral has long been ...

The thesis focuses on the consecration of stupas in contemporary Kalmykia and discusses the position of a stupa in Kalmyk religious life. The Kalmyks became acquainted with Buddhism around the 13th century A.D. At that ...

When the ‘Great Tradition’ of Indian Buddhism came to Tibet in the 7th and 11th centuries, it amalgamated with pre-Buddhist Tibetan religion and what we know as Tibetan Buddhism was created. Then the ‘Great Tradition’ of ...

This thesis focuses on pilgrimage (gnas skor) to Drakar Dreldzong, a Buddhist holy mountain (gnas ri) in a remote area of Amdo, Tibet, in the present day Qinghai Province in the western part of China. The mountain had long ...

My thesis focuses on Tibetan marriage, the courtship, the marriage ceremony and particularly the songs sung during the initial stages of a marriage and during the actual marriage ceremony. Since Tibet weddings in general ...

Sammendrag I denne oppgaven fremstiller jeg Jam-mgon Kong-spruls (1813-1899) ideologi i tilknytning til ris med-bevegelsen, en religiøs bevegelse som søkte å behandle tibetansk religion på en upartisk måte (ris med). ...

In this thesis, I examine the concept of the Space Section (Klong-sde) in the Tibetan Buddhist contemplative tradition of the Great Perfection (rDzogs-chen), the most important philosophical and contemplative teaching of ...