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Lepcha also known as “Rong” Pitek, Emily

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The Lepcha live along the southern and eastern slopes of Mount Kanchenjunga in the Himalayas, which is located in the districts of Sikkim and Darjeeling, India. This entry focuses specifically on the Lepchas of Lingthem, a town within Sikkim, India. The Lepchas practice at least two different religions, the older Mun religion (named after the priests), and Mahayana Buddhism (often referred to as Lamaism due to Tibetan influence). While the religions are quite contradictory with each other, they are practiced simultaneously and without animosity. Buddhism was introduced to the Sikkim area in the sixteenth century, and the majority of Lepchas now follow the Buddhist faith. As such, when using the term “religious group” this entry is referring to the Buddhist Lepchas.

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Title
Lepcha also known as “Rong”
Creator
Pitek, Emily
Contributor
Database of Religious History (DRH)
Publisher
Database of Religious History (DRH)
Date Issued
2018-07-16
Description
The Lepcha live along the southern and eastern slopes of Mount Kanchenjunga in the Himalayas, which is located in the districts of Sikkim and Darjeeling, India. This entry focuses specifically on the Lepchas of Lingthem, a town within Sikkim, India. The Lepchas practice at least two different religions, the older Mun religion (named after the priests), and Mahayana Buddhism (often referred to as Lamaism due to Tibetan influence). While the religions are quite contradictory with each other, they are practiced simultaneously and without animosity. Buddhism was introduced to the Sikkim area in the sixteenth century, and the majority of Lepchas now follow the Buddhist faith. As such, when using the term “religious group” this entry is referring to the Buddhist Lepchas.
Subject
Religion; Buddhist Traditions; Indic Religious Traditions; Indic Buddhist Traditions; Modern Buddhist groups; Buddhism of Tibetan origin (Tibetan refugee communities in India, mostly in Bhoutan, Ladakh, Nepal and Sikkim); Scholastic traditions of Mahāyāna in India
Genre
Other
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2018-12-11
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0375683
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/68025
Affiliation
Non UBC
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Other
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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