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Dance Text Archive
As part of my doctoral research, I gathered an archive of Tibetan Buddhist dance texts (‘cham yig) from online repositories like the Buddhist Digital Resource Center, Nepalese-German Manuscript Project, and Sakya Research Center, along with texts given to me during my fieldwork. To aid in future studies of tantric dances and their texts, I have… Read more
Religious studies | Buddhism | Tibet | Ritual | Performance | Tantric Dance
Constantine Lignos
“The upper body becomes like a lion,
The waist becomes worthy of embrace,
The wrists and ankles become supple,
The muscles of the thigh become relaxed,
The flesh becomes fire,
The demeanor becomes proud,
The performance of the movements becomes leisurely,
The knees become elastic,
The balls of the feet become comfortable,
And, in all ways, the dancer becomes courageous and dignified.”
-Tsandragomi, 14th century Tibet
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