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. |
Contents
Trangdrug the Magician | |
The Quest of the Flower Utumwara | |
The Shepherdprincess | |
The Shepherd Who Wished to Understand | |
Somaki and the Three Keys | |
The Tail That Talks | |
The Nine Tricks of the Hare | |
Balabewa the Innocent | |
The End of the Demon of the Cave | |
The Middle Kingdom | |
The Mummy of the Lama of Shang | |
The Jewel | |
The Man of Evil Ways and the Man of Good Ways | |
The Horseman Who Does Not Steal or | |
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animals archery arrived asked Balabewa barley became bird Buddha butter cave child chörten daughter deity demon demoness divination Dolpo drogpa Drolma Dunglo East father flower gave Gesar girl goat goat’s tail gold coins hair hare hermit horse horse racing horseman jewel Kagar Rinpoché Kang Tisé Karma Kathmandu killed king king’s king’s son kingdom lama land Lepcha lhapa Lhasa lived load Middle minister minister’s mother Mount Kailash ngagpa night Norbu Nyima Tsering Nyingma old woman Padmasambhava palace Pargö pass pasture Pijor pilgrimage powerful prayer prince princess queen replied returned ritual rock salt Sanskrit Semba Chungchung servant Shey sleep sling Somaki son-in-law stayed stone story Tarap tells temple tent thieves thought Tibet Tibetan told Tondrup took towo trader trail Trakyem Trangdrug tsampa tsen turquoise valley village West wife witch wolf Yab-Yum Yoklari