Yangdon Dhondup: Tantric Practitioners from Reb kong, Amdo, Tibet

The World Oral Literature Project is pleased to act as host to the collection of Yangdon Dhondup, recorded on various dates during October 2010. Details of the full collection can be browsed on DSpace@Cambridge by clicking here.

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 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.

Collection Details:

Collection: Tantric Practitioners from Reb kong, Amdo, Tibet
Collector: Yangdon Dhondup
Date(s): 2010
Language(s): Tibetan

1. So nag sngags pa / Tantric practitioners from So nag village
Mar ngo’i tshes bcu (25th day of the month).Tantric practitioners from So nag village perform a prayer service from the Kar gling zhi khro scripture.
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2. So nag sngags mo / Female tantric practitioners from So nag village
Female tantric practitioners from So nag village perform a prayer service from the Klong chen snying thig collection.
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3. Ko’ sde sngags mo / Female tantric practitioners from Ko’ sde village
Female tantric practitioners from Ko’ sde village perform a prayer service from the Klong chen snying thig collection.
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4. Khrus ritual in Zho’ong village / Cleansing ritual performed in Zho’ong village
A tantric practitioner from Zho’ong village performs the khrus (cleansing) ritual.
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5. Char pa ritual / Preventing rainfall ritual
A tantric practitioner from Dgon la ka monastery performs the char pa (rain prevention) ritual.
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6. G.yang ’bod prayer / Invocation of prosperity ritual prayer
A tantric practitioner from Dgon la ka monastery performs the g.yang ’bod (invocation of prosperity) prayer.
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7. Rab gnas ritual in Chu dmar village / Consecration ritual performed in Chu dmar village
A tantric practitioner from Chu dmar village performs the rab gnas (consecration) ritual.
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8. Gsol kha in Chu dmar village / Request prayer performed in Chu dmar village
A tantric practitioner from Chu dmar village performs the gsol kha (request prayer to a protector deity) prayer.
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9. Gcod practice in Chu dmar village / Cutting practice in Chu dmar village
A tantric practitioner from Chu dmar village performs the Gcod (cutting) ritual.
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10. Byang chub sngags pa / Tantric practitioners from Byang chub village
Tantric practitioners from Byang chub village perform a ritual service for the Lion-Headed Ḍākinī (Seng gdong ma).
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