Scriptures

1. The Origin of the Horse

This scripture relates the story of how horses came to be. From A Collection of Dongba Original Texts (东巴文化真籍), Yunnan Fine Arts Publishing House, 2001 .  (Click to enlarge)

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Summary of the story

2. Quest for the sacrificial and divinatory scriptures (translation)

Part 1

3. The Origin of the Tiger

This scripture explains the tiger’s ancestry, its appearance and powerfulness. A newly inaugurated Naxi Dongba priest would chant this scripture to absorb the tiger’s power. From A Collection of Dongba Original Texts (东巴文化真籍), Yunnan Fine Arts Publishing House, 2001.

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Translation and explanation (pdf file): “Nakhi Tiger Myth in its Context” Bai Gengsheng, Oral Tradition 16/2 (2001), pp 240-263