Men of Dharmasala, Nechung Monastery
The Tibetan state oracle fled Chinese-occupied Tibet along with the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan government in 1959. Tradition maintains that Guru Padmasambhava, who brought Buddhism to Tibet in the 8th Century, won a magical battle with Pehar, a powerful indigenous demon. In winning the battle, Padmasambhava transformed Pehar into a protective Nechung spirit charged with protecting the Tibetan state. This Pehar spirit inhabits a succession of Nechung oracles when called upon by the state for advice or prophesy. The current oracle, a wise, friendly and generous man named Ngodub, lives at the new Nechung Monastery in Dharamsala, India. When we approached him about recording Nechung monks performing special prayers (pujas) in his monastery as part of a recording project with the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts, Ngodub-la readily agreed.
Men of Dharamsala
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Men of Dharamsala
