A01=Sudash Lama
Author_Sudash Lama
Category=JB
Category=NHTB
Category=QRF
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ethnic community
genealogical history
religious history
social customs
socially and culturally primitive
Product details
- ISBN 9788119953943
- Weight: 600g
- Dimensions: 150 x 230mm
- Publication Date: 31 Oct 2023
- Publisher: Manohar Publishers and Distributors
- Publication City/Country: IN
- Product Form: Hardback
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The book explores the social, cultural, and religious history of the Tamang, an indigenous ethnic community primarily found in Nepal, with significant populations in India and other countries. The Tamang are known for their rich cultural heritage, language, and traditions. They practice Bon, the ancient religion of Tibet, and Lamaist Buddhism, embodying values from both belief systems. This Tamang tribe, part of the Tibeto-Mongoloid stock, is considered socially and culturally primitive. However, due to the lack of a written script, there is limited historical evidence to reconstruct the history of the Tamang community. Despite this scarcity of recorded information, the Tamang has a wealth of alternative sources such as folklore, folktales, songs, genealogical stories, and some Buddhist accounts. Some of the best examples of these alternative sources come from the roles of Tamba and Ganba.
Sudash Lama is a faculty member in the Department of History at the University of North Bengal, where he teaches Ancient Indian History as an Associate Professor. Dr. Lama served as the Honorary Director of the Akshaya Kumar Maitreya Heritage Museum at North Bengal University.
