Materials
pray
ICH Materials 140
Photos
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Conducting prayers
Conducting prayers
Bhutan -
Sip Chidoe - Grand prayer cercemony to ward off obstacles for the nation
Sip Chidoe - Grand prayer cercemony to ward off obstacles for the nation
Bhutan -
Suppressing or subjugating negative forces through performance of ritual prayers
Suppressing or subjugating negative forces through performance of ritual prayers
Bhutan -
Hoisting huge prayer flag
Hoisting huge prayer flag
Bhutan -
Monks performing ritual prayers
Monks performing ritual prayers
Bhutan -
Benediction
Benediction is a powerful expression of the miraculous capacity of words. It is one of the genres of Mongolian oral poetry that uses melodies. Benedictions propitiate people’s future happiness and well-being through skillfully composed and recited poems. It is unique in a way that minstrels sing the benediction completely from memory, and also by adding their own versions of words or improvising totally new verses to fit particular situations or events. By the invitation of people, a person who knows the order of feast and ceremonies well and mastered in the benediction and its melody says the benediction with use of the holly silk scarf, milk in the silver bowl, and Airag in bowl. The benediction is oral poetry which contains a beginning, main part and ending part.
Mongolia -
Benediction
Benediction is a powerful expression of the miraculous capacity of words. It is one of the genres of Mongolian oral poetry that uses melodies. Benedictions propitiate people’s future happiness and well-being through skillfully composed and recited poems. It is unique in a way that minstrels sing the benediction completely from memory, and also by adding their own versions of words or improvising totally new verses to fit particular situations or events. By the invitation of people, a person who knows the order of feast and ceremonies well and mastered in the benediction and its melody says the benediction with use of the holly silk scarf, milk in the silver bowl, and Airag in bowl. The benediction is oral poetry which contains a beginning, main part and ending part.
Mongolia -
DUĀ (praying)
Text of prayer, which has different kinds and forms. Prayers are spelled before the starting works, before going to a trip, after having meal and etc.
Tajikistan -
DUĀ (praying)
Text of prayer, which has different kinds and forms. Prayers are spelled before the starting works, before going to a trip, after having meal and etc.
Tajikistan -
DUĀ (praying)
Text of prayer, which has different kinds and forms. Prayers are spelled before the starting works, before going to a trip, after having meal and etc.
Tajikistan -
Then master Vương Văn Núng practices a ritual to pray for good luck
New rice festival of the La Chí ethnic group
Viet Nam -
Par-zo, The Art of Woodblock Carving_Hoisted prayer flags
The wind helps to flutter the prayer flags and it is believed that fluttering of flag is similar to reading and recitation of prayers. It not only helps to liberate the deceased souls, magnetizing one's fortunes but also the wind touching the prayer flags turns to holy air, purifying the rest of the place benefiting sentient beings in realizing the Buddhahood nature by mere feeling of the air.
Bhutan