Gurung Dharma

Description

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Gurung Dharma describes the traditional shamanistic religion of the Gurung people of Nepal. This religion shares aspects of the Tibetan B n religion, and is often referred to as B n,however there exist significant distinctions between Gurung Dharma and B n proper. Contemporary shamanistic rituals of Gurung Dharma such as blood offering rituals and ancestor and nature worship are no longer practiced by Tibetan B npa. Priestly practitioners of Gurung Dharma include lamas, klihbri (or ghyabr ), and panju (or paju). Although any of these may function shamansin the context of Gurung Dharma, the general term for shamanis drom. Shamanistic elements among the Gurungs remain strong and most Gurungs often embrace Buddhist and B n rituals in all communal activities. Gurung Dharma in its purest form is now virtually extinct, however the religion is preserved to a large extent in Gurung Culture.