The Thulung myth of the bhume sites and some Indo-Tibetan comparisons
A myth recorded in 1970 among the Thulung Rai of East Nepal tells of the foundation of a series of shrines. It is compared with the origin myth of the Hindu Shakta pitha cult, and with a number of similar myths in and around the Himalayas. In all cases, sacred sites, often centering on sacred ston...
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