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| Keywords: Pelliot 1287 Tibetan Chronicles.jpg en This text is about the tale concerning Drigum Tsenpo The translation of Sam van Schaik is When he asked the mother What do you want in recompense for her the mother said I want nothing but this that forever to come when a noble tsenpo dies the mourners cut off their topknots anoint their faces with vermilion and lacerate their bodies The corpse of the tsenpo is to be pierced and taken away to the people The food is to be eaten and drunk Will you do it like that circa 830 AD http //earlytibet com/2008/10/27/between-death-and-the-tomb/ author PD-old-100 Uploaded with UploadWizard Dunhuang manuscripts | ||||
