Description and demonstration of Kharam rituals

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Lama Tshering and Chote Tshering discuss Kharam, a curse associated with gossip, and rituals performed to ward off the curse. It is considered dangerous to one's health. In Bönism, a lead master will mold a ritual cake and perform a ritual ceremony to ward off these spirits. He will slice the cake and foretell the ritual ceremonies that need to be performed.

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Tshewang, Tashi June 10, 2022.

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Lama Tshering and Chote Tshering discuss Kharam, a curse associated with gossip, and rituals performed to ward off the curse. It is considered dangerous to one's health. In Bönism, a lead master will mold a ritual cake and perform a ritual ceremony to ward off these spirits. He will slice the cake and foretell the ritual ceremonies that need to be performed.

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Dakpa Language Resource

This collection includes Dakpa audio-video documentation and text annotations, and a number of photographs taken by the collector Tashi Tshewang which document both the documentation process and of associated places, people and artifacts. This project was funded by a FLICR Fellowship from the Centre for Cultural-Linguistic Diversity (Eastern Himalaya), with support from the Firebird Foundation for Anthropological Research.

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  • June 10, 2022

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  • Jan. 22, 2024, 12:49 p.m.

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Tshewang, Tashi. Description and demonstration of Kharam rituals, audio recording, June 10, 2022; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2243447/: accessed May 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT College of Information.

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