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Note

(July 13, 2011)

1st month: prayer for the dead based on the sKye sgo gcod pa from the 7th to the 13th day. 5th month: the ritual cycle of sNang srid zhu chen from the 10th to the 14th day. 9th month: the Zhi khro cycle from the 1st to the 5th day. 7th month: the ritual cycle based on the Tshe dbang bod yul ma on the 10th day. 10th month: the ritual cycle of dBal gsas from the 22nd to the 25th day (the local name for the ritual lNga mchod suggests Buddhist influence). 12th month: the dgu gtor rite from the 22nd to the 29th day. There is a special ritual for the village which is performed by both Bonpo and rNying ma pa tantrics together in the gsas khang during the 5th month for several days, which includes the ritual cycle of sPyi ’dul performed by the Bonpos and rituals of Ma mo and mGon po performed by the rNying ma pa.