Tales of the Turquoise: A Pilgrimage in DolpoIn the early spring of 1961, Dr. Corneille Jest undertook a three-week circumambulation of the valley in the company of Tibetans visiting temples, shrines, and sacred mountains. His companion Karma, an elderly nomad from Western Tibet and a gifted storyteller, punctuated the journey with traditional tales and his own reflections. Charmingly written, colorful, and engaging, the narrative transports the reader to a world of Tibetan spirit in ways not readily accessible to outsiders. |
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List of Karmas Stories | 10 |
Trangdrug the Magician | 26 |
List of Karmas Stories | 27 |
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animals archery arrived asked Balabewa barley became bird Buddha butter cave child chörten daugh daughter deity demon demoness divination Dolpo drogpa Drolma Dunglo East father flower gave Gesar girl goat goat's tail gold coins gompa hair hare hermit horse horse racing horseman jewel Kagar Rinpoché Kang Tisé Karma Kathmandu killed king king's kingdom lama land lhapa Lhasa lived load Middle minister minister's mother Mount Kailash ngagpa night Norbu Nyima Tsering Nyingma old woman Padmasambhava palace Pargö pass Pijor pilgrimage powerful prayer prayer flags prince princess queen replied returned ritual rock salt Sanskrit Semba Chungchung servant Shey sleep Somaki son-in-law stayed stone story Tarap tells temple tent thieves thought Tibet Tibetan tiger told Tondrup took towo trader trail Trakyem Trangdrug tsampa tsen turquoise valley village West wife witches wolf Yab-Yum Yoklari