Additional Physical Form: For wide shot version, see: *MGZIDF 876A.
Content: Yungdrung Choeling Drup: Second Day, Jan. 12, 2006: Atsara Cham (Marchang) - Dance of the Atsaras and Libation ; Peling Shinjey Phomo - Dance of the Lord of Death and his Consort ; Phag Cham - Dance of the Boar ; Peling Nga Cham - Peling Drum Dance ; Nyulemai Cham - The Dance of the Evil Spirit ; (Peling) Jug Ging - Dance of the Ging with Batons ; Durthro Dagmo Chezhi (Durdag) - Dance of the Four Lords of the Charnel Grounds ; (Peling) Dri Ging - Dance of the Ging with Swords ; Zhanag Nga Cham - Dance of the Black Hats with Drums.
Venue: Videotaped in performance at the Yungdrung Choeling Dzong, in Trongsa, Bhutan (ground level: looking along the left diagonal at the Lhakang across the courtyard), on Jan. 12, 2006.
Acquisition: Gift; Core of Culture. NN-PD

Physical Description

Extent: 1 video file (10 min.) : sound, color

Abstract

Shinjey Phomo - Dance of Yamantaka, the Lord of Death, and his Consort. (Shin means Death: Je means Lord) (Pho means Male: Mo means Female) Shinjey Phomo and Shinjey Yab-Yum are similar dances - Yab-Yum being a more respectful term than 'Phomo'. 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.

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NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b19895587
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 15259ba0-e50a-0130-fe68-3c075448cc4b

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Peling Shinjey Phomo, Yungdrung Choeling Drup: Second Day [Close shot]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 2006. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/15259ba0-e50a-0130-fe68-3c075448cc4b

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (2006). Peling Shinjey Phomo, Yungdrung Choeling Drup: Second Day [Close shot] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/15259ba0-e50a-0130-fe68-3c075448cc4b

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Peling Shinjey Phomo, Yungdrung Choeling Drup: Second Day [Close shot]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 6, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/15259ba0-e50a-0130-fe68-3c075448cc4b

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