Conversation and demonstration of Nêpo appeasement rituals

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After a casual conversation, Mr. Karma Wangdi demonstrates the Bon ritual ceremonies used to appease Nêpo, a local ghost or spirit who steals the life force of humans. He appeases Nêpo, asking him to divert life's obstacles. Time-aligned translation into English.

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Tshewang, Tashi 2022-06/2023-06~.

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After a casual conversation, Mr. Karma Wangdi demonstrates the Bon ritual ceremonies used to appease Nêpo, a local ghost or spirit who steals the life force of humans. He appeases Nêpo, asking him to divert life's obstacles. Time-aligned translation into English.

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Tshangla Language Resource

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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Computational Resource on South Asian Languages

The Computational Resource for South Asian Languages (CoRSAL) is a digital archive for source audio, video, and text on the minority languages of South Asia.

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Conversation and demonstration of Nêpo appeasement rituals (Dataset)

Conversation and demonstration of Nêpo appeasement rituals

After a casual conversation, Mr. Karma Wangdi demonstrates the Bon ritual ceremonies used to appease Nêpo, a local ghost or spirit who steals the life force of humans. He appeases Nêpo, asking him to divert life's obstacles. Partial time-aligned transcription and translation into English.

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Conversation and demonstration of Nêpo appeasement rituals; ark:/67531/metadc2243617/

Conversation and demonstration of Nêpo appeasement rituals (Video)

Conversation and demonstration of Nêpo appeasement rituals

After a casual conversation, Mr. Karma Wangdi demonstrates the Bon ritual ceremonies used to appease Nêpo, a local ghost or spirit who steals the life force of humans. He appeases Nêpo, asking him to divert life's obstacles.

Relationship to this item: (Is Translation of)

Conversation and demonstration of Nêpo appeasement rituals; ark:/67531/metadc2243621/

Conversation and demonstration of Nêpo appeasement rituals (Sound)

Conversation and demonstration of Nêpo appeasement rituals

After a casual conversation, Mr. Karma Wangdi demonstrates the Bon ritual ceremonies used to appease Nêpo, a local ghost or spirit who steals the life force of humans. He appeases Nêpo, asking him to divert life's obstacles.

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Conversation and demonstration of Nêpo appeasement rituals; ark:/67531/metadc2243620/

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  • 2022-06/2023-06~

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  • Jan. 22, 2024, 2:14 p.m.

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  • May 20, 2024, 3:38 p.m.

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Tshewang, Tashi. Conversation and demonstration of Nêpo appeasement rituals, dataset, 2022-06/2023-06~; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2243619/: accessed May 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT College of Information.

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