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A rock that was licked by the mithun

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Resource #: 69494 (URL for reference)

  • Sacred Rocks (English )

Tibet and Himalayas: Sacred Rock Narrative, Bhutan Cultural Library

Location: Buli

Keywords: Stones

Description:

by Yeshi Wangchuk

It is said that, the white-faced mithun of east (ཤར་གྱི་བ་མེན་གདོང་དཀར་) has licked this rock with his tongue, which is why a village is blessed with hybrid bull (Jatsha) and hybrid cow (Jatsham).

Associated Resources

This resource was provided by Shejun (Documentation of Bhutan's Oral Cultures sponsored by Arcadia). The copyright holder is Shejun (only private uses permitted).

Resource type: Image

Photographer: Yeshi Wangchuk

Photograph Date: 09/Dec/2014

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