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Shinjey Yab Yum, Paro Tsechu, Day One: Inside the Dzong [Wide shot]

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Shinjey Yab Yum

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Title
Shinjey Yab Yum, Paro Tsechu, Day One: Inside the Dzong [Wide shot]
Additional title: Dance of the Lord of Death and his Consort
Names
Core of Culture (Organization) (Producer)
Padma Sambhava, approximately 717-approximately 762 (Honoree)
Core of Culture (Organization) (Donor)
Collection

Bhutan Dance Project, Core of Culture

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 2005
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 651A
Topics
Dance -- Bhutan
Folk dancing -- Bhutan
Dance -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism
Rites & ceremonies -- Bhutan
Dzongs -- Bhutan -- Paro (District)
Festivals -- Bhutan
Paro (Bhutan : District)
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Content: Paro Tsechu Programme Day One: Goma Rabsel Courtyard, Inside the Dzong: Shinjey Yab Yum - Dance of the Lord of Death and his Consort ; Durdag - Lords of the Charnel Grounds ; Zhanag - Dance of the Black Hats ; Dramitse Nga Cham - The Drum Dance of Dramitse ; Degey - Dance of the Eight (Kinds of) Spirits ; Chhoe Zhey - Religious Song.
Biographical/historical: Paro Tshechu is held from the 11th to 15th day of the 2nd month of the Bhutanese calendar every year. The Tshechu proper begins with a Chamjug or rehearsal day on the 10th day of the 2nd month, and ends on the 16th day of the 2nd month with a day of dances at Dzongdrakha (see the records in BDA) monastery above Bondey.
Venue: Videotaped at the Goma Rabsel inner courtyard, Paro Dzong (upper balcony looking over inner courtyard), on Mar. 21, 2005.
Acquisition: Gift; Core of Culture. NN-PD
Biographical/historical: The annual Paro Tshechu is held from the 9th till the 15th of the 2nd month every year. It was first introduced by Gyalse Tenzin Rabgye in 1687, while the tshechu was initially held in the dzong, after the reconstruction in 1906 it was held outside. The highlight of the tshechu is the Thongdol which is believed to deliver from all sins. The Thongdol that was saved from the fire of 1906 was built by Lama Nawang Rabgay and is considered one of the oldest in Bhutan. It was slightly renovated by the government about twenty years ago. The material for the Thongdol was brought from Lhasa in Tibet.
Biographical/historical: The history of Ringpung Dzong (Palace of the heap of jewels) or Paro Dzong: The construction of the Paro Dzong began in 1644 on the order of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal, the unifier of modern day Bhutan. Unlike most of the other dzongs in Bhutan, it survived the massive 1897 earthquake although it was damaged by fire in 1906.
Physical Description
Born digital
Extent: 1 video file (ca. 15 min.) : sound, color
Description
These protectors of the religion render demons powerless and offer them to the mandala. They lead all the beings who revere the Doctrine, to actions which will lead to the happiness of delivery from different rebirths or to a good rebirth. Shinjey Yab Yum - Dance of Yamantaka, the Lord of Death, and his Consort: Shin means Death, Je means Lord, Yab means Male, Yum 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. 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): b19766200
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 39cc4390-8292-0130-f93d-3c075448cc4b
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  • 2005: Created
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Shinjey Yab Yum" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 2005. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/39cc4390-8292-0130-f93d-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Shinjey Yab Yum" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/39cc4390-8292-0130-f93d-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (2005). Shinjey Yab Yum Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/39cc4390-8292-0130-f93d-3c075448cc4b

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Shinjey Yab Yum