Samdup Taso
Encyclopedia
Samdup Taso was the last shaman to lead the indigenous Lepcha people
of Sikkim
(now part of India
) in prayers to the mountain deity of Kanchenjunga, the world's third-highest mountain peak.
Taso was an hereditary priest (the "Bongthing"), who would lead prayers culminating in special rituals during the month of "Kursong" (February-March).
Taso did not nominate a successor, and leaves the native villagers in the remote Dzongu region of north Sikkim without a 'Khangchendzonga Bongthings' (priest), and ends an 800 year ritual.
Lepcha people
The Lepcha or Róng people , also called Róngkup , Mútuncí Róngkup Rumkup , and Rongpa , are the aboriginal people of Sikkim, who number between 30,000 and 50,000...
of Sikkim
Sikkim
Sikkim is a landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayan mountains...
(now part of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
) in prayers to the mountain deity of Kanchenjunga, the world's third-highest mountain peak.
Taso was an hereditary priest (the "Bongthing"), who would lead prayers culminating in special rituals during the month of "Kursong" (February-March).
Taso did not nominate a successor, and leaves the native villagers in the remote Dzongu region of north Sikkim without a 'Khangchendzonga Bongthings' (priest), and ends an 800 year ritual.
External links
- Samdup Taso - obituary including picture