Mendrub: A Bonpo Ritual for the Benefit of all Living Beings Tibetan Stupa statue Dardoman Pod

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Mendrub: A Bonpo Ritual for the Benefit of all Living Beings Tibetan Stupa statue Dardoman PodThis book takes us to an ancient enclave of Tibetan culture in Nepal the region of Dolpo in the north west. After outlining the key geographical, historical and religious features of the region, one exemplary case among the various ritual practices of the local Bon society is placed under closer scrutiny: the Mendrub ritual. The ceremony centres on a communal blessing bestowed by means of medicinal pills that have undergone ceremonial treatment during