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Peling Shinjey Phomo, Yungdrung Choeling Drup: Second Day [Close shot]

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Peling Shinjey Phomo

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Title
Peling Shinjey Phomo, Yungdrung Choeling Drup: Second Day [Close shot]
Additional title: Dance of the Lord of Death and his Consort
Names
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Collection

Bhutan Dance Project, Core of Culture

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 2006
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 876B
Topics
Dance -- Bhutan
Folk dancing -- Bhutan
Dance -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism
Rites & ceremonies -- Bhutan
Masks -- Bhutan
Sword-dance -- Bhutan
Dzongs -- Bhutan -- Trongsa (District)
Trongsa (Bhutan : District)
Festivals -- Bhutan
Ritual and ceremonial dancing -- Bhutan
Mask dances -- Bhutan
Animal dances -- Bhutan
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Additional physical form: For wide shot version, see: *MGZIDF 876A.
Content: Yungdrung Choeling Drup: Second Day, Jan. 12, 2006: Atsara Cham (Marchang) - Dance of the Atsaras and Libation ; Peling Shinjey Phomo - Dance of the Lord of Death and his Consort ; Phag Cham - Dance of the Boar ; Peling Nga Cham - Peling Drum Dance ; Nyulemai Cham - The Dance of the Evil Spirit ; (Peling) Jug Ging - Dance of the Ging with Batons ; Durthro Dagmo Chezhi (Durdag) - Dance of the Four Lords of the Charnel Grounds ; (Peling) Dri Ging - Dance of the Ging with Swords ; Zhanag Nga Cham - Dance of the Black Hats with Drums.
Venue: Videotaped in performance at the Yungdrung Choeling Dzong, in Trongsa, Bhutan (ground level: looking along the left diagonal at the Lhakang across the courtyard), on Jan. 12, 2006.
Acquisition: Gift; Core of Culture. NN-PD
Physical Description
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Extent: 1 video file (10 min.) : sound, color
Description
Shinjey Phomo - Dance of Yamantaka, the Lord of Death, and his Consort. (Shin means Death: Je means Lord) (Pho means Male: Mo means Female) Shinjey Phomo and Shinjey Yab-Yum are similar dances - Yab-Yum being a more respectful term than 'Phomo'. The Bodhisatva Manjusiri (Jampelyang) represents the body of Wisdom of all the Buddhas. When he takes on the appearance of the terrifying Lord of Death, he is known as Shinjey (Shin is Death and Jey means Lord). As the Lord of Death he is considered to be the ruler of the Three Worlds, which are under his protection. His wrathful Bull or Buffalo face guards the four continents and blesses them before the arrival on Earth of the gods of Wisdom. Sheljor The two consorts shake their heads as they pass each other. This movement is known as sheljor - bussing or face kissing - and it shows how close the two deities are to each other. Lopoen Phuntsho of Tamzhing thinks that this sheljor is only typically found in the Shinjey dance. Tenzing-la of Tamzhing thinks that it has the function of frightening the evil spirits. Lopoen Mindu of CMA says that it represents the wrathful aspect of the two Shinjey figures.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19895587
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 15259ba0-e50a-0130-fe68-3c075448cc4b
Copyright Notice
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  • 2006: Created
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Peling Shinjey Phomo" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 2006. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1720c5c0-e50a-0130-c460-3c075448cc4b

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Peling Shinjey Phomo" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1720c5c0-e50a-0130-c460-3c075448cc4b

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (2006). Peling Shinjey Phomo Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1720c5c0-e50a-0130-c460-3c075448cc4b

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Peling Shinjey Phomo