The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 151National Geographic Society., 1977 - Geography |
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... Dolpo district invokes a mountain god called " Fierce Red Spirit " to help him heal a patient . Traveling with such nomads on a journey to the Crystal Mountain , the author studied an ancient Tibetan way of life that combines animism ...
... Dolpo district invokes a mountain god called " Fierce Red Spirit " to help him heal a patient . Traveling with such nomads on a journey to the Crystal Mountain , the author studied an ancient Tibetan way of life that combines animism ...
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... Dolpo's animist past . Indig- nant , the Hrap Lama retorted : " The shamans lost their power long ago . The mountain gods are Buddhist . " When I pursued my questioning , the Hrap Lama demurred : " I have mastered many rituals . But in ...
... Dolpo's animist past . Indig- nant , the Hrap Lama retorted : " The shamans lost their power long ago . The mountain gods are Buddhist . " When I pursued my questioning , the Hrap Lama demurred : " I have mastered many rituals . But in ...
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... Dolpo's hallowed Crystal Mountain was depicted ( above ) by an artist - monk , Tsering the Painter , in a work commissioned by the author . A thou- sand years ago , according to lore , a Tibetan ascetic named Drutob Senge Yeshe flew in ...
... Dolpo's hallowed Crystal Mountain was depicted ( above ) by an artist - monk , Tsering the Painter , in a work commissioned by the author . A thou- sand years ago , according to lore , a Tibetan ascetic named Drutob Senge Yeshe flew in ...
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