Phala-choepa, Phalachoepa: 1 definition

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Phala-choepa means something in the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Source: Mandala Texts: Phala Choepa and Boar Dance at Tamzhing Temple

Phala Choepa (ཕག་ལྷ་མཆོད་པ) refers to “offering to the boar-god”.—The blessing given on the last day of Tamzhing festival, which is known as Phala Choepa (ཕག་ལྷ་མཆོད་པ) or offering to the boar-god. The blessing called Ugay Wang (ཨུ་རྒས་དབང་), which is also popularly known as the pakpa wang or leather bag blessing in Bumthang language is given at the festival. The leather bag was believed to contain auspicious relics, which were used to subdue demons by local deity called Tserma in the eight century.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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