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Lhalungpai Shinjey Phomo, Yungdrung Choeling Drup: Third Day [Wide shot]

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Lhalungpai Shinjey Phomo

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Title
Lhalungpai Shinjey Phomo, Yungdrung Choeling Drup: Third Day [Wide shot]
Additional title: Dance of the Lord of Death and his Consort (Lhalung Tradition)
Names
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Core of Culture (Organization) (Donor)
Collection

Bhutan Dance Project, Core of Culture

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 2006
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 884A
Topics
Dance -- Bhutan
Folk dancing -- Bhutan
Dance -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism
Rites & ceremonies -- Bhutan
Masks -- Bhutan
Sword-dance -- Bhutan
Dzongs -- Bhutan -- Trongsa (District)
Trongsa (Bhutan : District)
Festivals -- Bhutan
Ritual and ceremonial dancing -- Bhutan
Mask dances -- Bhutan
Animal dances -- Bhutan
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Additional physical form: For close shot version, see: *MGZIDF 884B.
Content: Yungdrung Choeling Drup: Third Day, Jan. 13, 2006: Atsara Cham (Marchang) - Dance of the Atsaras and Libation ; Lhalungpai Shinjey Phomo - Dance of the Lord of Death and his Consort (Lhalung Tradition) ; Chung Zam - Dance of the Four Garudas ; Sangay Lingpai Nga Cham - The Drum Dance of Sangay Lingpa ; Bep Cha Drug - Dance of Six Pairs ; Dramitse Nga Cham - The Drum Dance of Dramitse ; Zhanag Phurcham - Dance of the Black Hats with Phurbas ; Durthro Dagmo Chezhi (Durdag) - Dance of the Four Lords of the Charnel Grounds ; Ging Tang Tsholing - Dance of the Ging and Tsholing.
Venue: Videotaped in performance at the Yungdrung Choeling Dzong, in Trongsa, Bhutan (looking along the right diagonal towards the Lhakang across the courtyard arena), on Jan. 13, 2006.
Acquisition: Gift; Core of Culture. NN-PD
Physical Description
Born digital
Extent: 1 video file (ca. 7 min.) : sound, color
Description
This is a particular version of Shinjey from Lhalung Monastery in Tibet. Shinjey Yab Yum - Dance of Yamantaka, the Lord of Death, and his Consort, each wearing wrathful Bull masks. This dance, which always occurs at the start of proceedings, sees the terrrifying pair clearing the arena of evil influence and blessing the site prior to the arrival on earth of the Deities that are to follow after them. (Shin means Death: Je means Lord) (Pho means Male: Mo means Female). The Bodhisatva Manjusiri (Jampelyang) represents the body of Wisdom of all the Buddhas. When he takes on the appearance of the terrifying Lord of Death, he is known as Shinjey (Shin is Death and Jey means Lord). As the Lord of Death he is considered to be the ruler of the Three Worlds, which are under his protection. His wrathful Bull or Buffalo face guards the four continents and blesses them before the arrival on Earth of the gods of Wisdom. Sheljor The two consorts shake their heads as they pass each other. This movement is known as sheljor - bussing or face kissing - and it shows how close the two deities are to each other. Lopoen Phuntsho of Tamzhing thinks that this sheljor is only typically found in the Shinjey dance. Tenzing-la of Tamzhing thinks that it has the function of frightening the evil spirits. Lopoen Mindu of CMA says that it represents the wrathful aspect of the two Shinjey figures.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19895695
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 06f72da0-e50c-0130-60b5-3c075448cc4b
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  • 2006: Created
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Lhalungpai Shinjey Phomo" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 2006. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/092199f0-e50c-0130-4a86-3c075448cc4b

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Lhalungpai Shinjey Phomo" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/092199f0-e50c-0130-4a86-3c075448cc4b

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (2006). Lhalungpai Shinjey Phomo Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/092199f0-e50c-0130-4a86-3c075448cc4b

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