Some preliminary questions regarding the mdos rituals

This article traces a widespread misunderstanding in Western Tibetological literature that mdos are synonymous with ‘thread-crosses’ (nam mkha’) used in various rituals. In fact, the term mdos has a much broader implication. The article explores the nature, function and origin of the mdos to show th...

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Main Author: Anne-Marie Blondeau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Paris 2022-12-01
Series:European Bulletin of Himalayan Research
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/ebhr/713