The Navel of the Demoness

The Navel of the Demoness Tibetan Buddhism and Civil Religion in Highland Nepal

This book is a study of religion in a Tibetanised community of Highland Nepal. The village of Te, in Mustang District, is nominally Buddhist: until recent times it had a tradition of Sakyapa monasticism, and depends on Nyingmapa tantric priests for ritual and clerical services.
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