This dissertation examines the place of traditional songs in the Tibetan Buddhist culture of the former Himalayan kingdom of Ladakh. I look at how Buddhism and pre-Buddhist religion informed the texts and performance contexts of traditional songs, and how Ladakhi songs represent cultural self-images through associated musical, textual, and visual tropes. Many songs of the past, both from the old royal house and the rural Buddhist populations, reflect the socio-political structure of Ladakhi society. Some songs reflect a pan-Tibetan identity, connecting the former Namgyal dynasty to both the legendary King Gesar and Nyatri Tsangpo, the historical founder of the Tibetan Yarlung dynasty. Nevertheless, a distinct Ladakhi identity is consistentl...
The epic King Geser has been in wide circulation in Chinese Inner Mongolian and Tibetan areas thanks...
This study aims to propose guidance for the transmission of Qinghai folk music to the new generation...
The eleventh-century Tibetan female ascetic, Machik Labdrön (1055-1153), developed a Vajrayāna (Tant...
This dissertation examines the place of traditional songs in the Tibetan Buddhist culture of the for...
Songs and cultural representation in Ladakh This article examines how Ladakhi songs represent cult...
Historically, Ladakh in the Western Himalayas was a significant nexus of Trans-Himalayan caravan tra...
This thesis is a cultural study of music in Ladakh ("Indian Tibet"). Drawing upon interdisciplinary ...
This thesis examines the expression of religious experience through the mgur, or songs of spiritual ...
The song Lokapañca belongs to the repertoire of a group of temple singers in the town of Bhaktapur, ...
An unwelcome effect of the scholarly preoccupation and public fascination in the West with Tibetan B...
I’ll sing you a song today Not to flaunt my voice But I’ll sing to please you From a traditional Tib...
Ritual music is a significant but often misunderstood aspect of Tibetan Buddhism. Specifically, voca...
The history of the earliest transmission of Indian Buddhism to Tibet in the 7th– 8thcenturies is in ...
The history of the earliest transmission of Indian Buddhism to Tibet in the 7th– 8thcenturies is in ...
This paper is a report of field survey on Bhutanese folk music in 2017. We have reported the details...
The epic King Geser has been in wide circulation in Chinese Inner Mongolian and Tibetan areas thanks...
This study aims to propose guidance for the transmission of Qinghai folk music to the new generation...
The eleventh-century Tibetan female ascetic, Machik Labdrön (1055-1153), developed a Vajrayāna (Tant...
This dissertation examines the place of traditional songs in the Tibetan Buddhist culture of the for...
Songs and cultural representation in Ladakh This article examines how Ladakhi songs represent cult...
Historically, Ladakh in the Western Himalayas was a significant nexus of Trans-Himalayan caravan tra...
This thesis is a cultural study of music in Ladakh ("Indian Tibet"). Drawing upon interdisciplinary ...
This thesis examines the expression of religious experience through the mgur, or songs of spiritual ...
The song Lokapañca belongs to the repertoire of a group of temple singers in the town of Bhaktapur, ...
An unwelcome effect of the scholarly preoccupation and public fascination in the West with Tibetan B...
I’ll sing you a song today Not to flaunt my voice But I’ll sing to please you From a traditional Tib...
Ritual music is a significant but often misunderstood aspect of Tibetan Buddhism. Specifically, voca...
The history of the earliest transmission of Indian Buddhism to Tibet in the 7th– 8thcenturies is in ...
The history of the earliest transmission of Indian Buddhism to Tibet in the 7th– 8thcenturies is in ...
This paper is a report of field survey on Bhutanese folk music in 2017. We have reported the details...
The epic King Geser has been in wide circulation in Chinese Inner Mongolian and Tibetan areas thanks...
This study aims to propose guidance for the transmission of Qinghai folk music to the new generation...
The eleventh-century Tibetan female ascetic, Machik Labdrön (1055-1153), developed a Vajrayāna (Tant...