Description of Abi Phôding appeasement rituals

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Mr. Karma Wangdi describes the Bon ritual ceremonies used to appease Abi Phôding. If someone suddenly has a hearing problem, they could have been cursed by Abi Phôding. To appease her, they put a ladle, an eggshell, and wine at the tri-junction, call her name three times, and ask her to give her ear.

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Tshewang, Tashi June 18, 2022.

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Mr. Karma Wangdi describes the Bon ritual ceremonies used to appease Abi Phôding. If someone suddenly has a hearing problem, they could have been cursed by Abi Phôding. To appease her, they put a ladle, an eggshell, and wine at the tri-junction, call her name three times, and ask her to give her ear.

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This collection includes Tshangla 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 18, 2022

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  • Jan. 22, 2024, 2:14 p.m.

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Tshewang, Tashi. Description of Abi Phôding appeasement rituals, audio recording, June 18, 2022; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2243611/: accessed June 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT College of Information.

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