Abstract
For more than two hundred years, the Nubra valley of Ladakh has been pervaded by a socio-religious network that is related to the Nyingmapa tradition and existed beside the large-scale monastic system of the dominant Gelugpa. This system manifested itself in a two-fold manner. First, through a selected group of families whose members were “astrologers” (Tib. onpos) and sometimes also “traditional medical practitioners” (Tib. amchis). Second, the system took shape through a number of stupas which shared a specific iconographic topic: the “zhitro” mandala. In the center of the system was – and still is – the Onpo Lhakhang of Sumur.
Translated title of the contribution | The onpo lhakhang of sumur. Notes on the neglected nyingmapa tradition of nubra |
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Original language | French |
Pages (from-to) | 1-26 |
Number of pages | 26 |
Journal | Études Mongoles & Sibériennes, Centrasiatiques & Tibétaines |
Volume | 51 |
Issue number | Ladakh Through the Ages |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Keywords
- Astrologer
- Mandala
- Nubra
- Nyingma
- Stupa
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cultural Studies
- Anthropology
- Language and Linguistics
- Linguistics and Language