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Samyé and ceremonies. Inscribed: 'These 6 pictures represent the customs of the Sumyés [bSam-yas] Gumpa,...

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Samyé and ceremonies. Inscribed: 'These 6 pictures represent the customs of the Sumyés [bSam-yas] Gumpa, 30 or 40 miles from Lhasa. There are about 500 lamas in the gumpa, and it was established by Gyalpo Chétong Devtswa [Khri-sron- dehu-btsan: ' see picture 2.no.3] 'about ......? years ago. The name of the festival here represented is called Do dé Chotpa: it takes place from the 10th to the 15th Assar (June). On the 10th it commemorates the birth of Pudma Gyalpo or Gooroo Rinpochi who was born in Oojain, the lamas represent the eight different forms which Gooroo Rinpochi assumed'.
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British Library, London, UK
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Illustrator: Anon 1844 - 1862 Source/Shelfmark: Add.Or.3020 Watercolour. Tibetan school. See catalogue for full details.

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buddhism / asia / event / religious movements / buddhists / events / watercolour / 19th century / religious groups / ceremony / religious faiths / india office / painting / religion / buddhist / tibet
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