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Title
Dri Ging, Tamzhing Phala Choethpa: 3rd Day [Close shot]
Additional title: Dance of the Ging with Swords (Peling Tradition)
Additional title: Peling
Names
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Core of Culture (Organization) (Donor)
Collection

Bhutan Dance Project, Core of Culture

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 2005
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 712B
Topics
Dance -- Bhutan
Folk dancing -- Bhutan
Dance -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism
Rites & ceremonies -- Bhutan
Masks -- Bhutan
Festivals -- Bhutan
Dzongs -- Bhutan -- Bumthang (District)
Sword-dance -- Bhutan
Bumthang (Bhutan : District)
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Biographical/historical: The Peling Ging-Sum (the three dances of the Ging in the Pema Lingpa tradition) are three dances that are performed around the country in a particular sequence. The Ging-Sum comprises three dances: Jug Ging, Dri Ging and Nga Ging which show the forces of good in direct combat with evil spirits who plague living beings with their constant suasions to commit wrong. Jug means baton or wand and the Jug Ging are spirits tasked to search out the presence of evil (using their wands as sensitive instruments to find out the direction in which evil lies). The Dri Ging - who carry swords - subjugate evil with their weapons before punishing and slaying (with compassion) any such evil spirits found. The Nga-ging - who each carry a drum - perform a victory dance at having overcome the evil spirits, and also ensure that even those conquered evil spirits are still prayed for and ultimately liberated from their evil ways. These three dances are considered to have been reveled by Terton Pema Lingpa in the 16th Century - and they are thus known as ter-cham or (revealed) treasure dances. They express a coherent choreographic and dramatic intention on the great Saint's part. They are most often performed together with nyulemai cham (Dance of the Evil Spirit) which serves as an active and visible reference to the existence of evil in the world - and the nyulema is often captured and dispatched by the Jug bearing Ging of the first of these dances.
Biographical/historical: Tamzhing Phala Choethpa means the Tamzhing Festival of the Boar or Pig. Five kms drive from the Jakar town lies the Tamshing Lungrub Chholing which means the Temple of the Good message. In 1501 Pema Lingpa established it and now is the most important Nyingma goemba in the Kingdom. It is believed that Pema Lingpa had built the goemba with the assistance from Khandroma (female celestial deities/angels). Inside there are original images painted by Pema Lingpa. On the east side of the inner court lies a small lhakhang called as Dunkur Lhakhang. The lhakhang has an unusual design with the main chapel in the center of the assemble hall, almost like a separate building. In the front lies three thrones for the three incarnations (body, mind & speech) of Terton Pema Lingpa.
Content: Tamzhing Phala Choethpa Festival (Sept. 14, 2005: Day Three): Shazam - Deer-Headed Zam Dance (2 person) ; Shazam: Dance of the Four Stags ; Zhauli Cham (Nyulemai Cham): The Dance of the Evil Spirit ; Peling Jug Ging: Dance of the Ging with Batons (Laymen) ; Peling Dri Ging: Dance of the Ging with Swords (Laymen) ; Peling Nga Ging: Dance of the Ging with Drums (Monks) ; Tshang Mai Ging Cham (Peling Ter Cham):The Tamzhing Treasure Dance.
Venue: Videotaped in performance at the Tamzhing Lhakhang/Monastery (dance Apron of Main Courtyard, corner looking across arena diagonal at the dancers' entrance, Tamzhing Gonpa), in Bumthang, on Sept. 14, 2005.
Acquisition: Gift; Core of Culture. NN-PD
Biographical/historical: Tamzhing Phala Choethpa is held for three days each year from the 10-12th day of 8th Bhutanese month. A Chamjug or rehearsal day is held on the 9th day of the Lunar Month.
Physical Description
Born digital
Extent: 1 video file (ca. 30 min.) : sound, color
Description
Peasants' version following the Peasant's Jug-Ging and preceding the Monks' Ngacham - the opposite sequence to yesterday's order.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19782652
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 73603ee0-8292-0130-c55a-3c075448cc4b
Copyright Notice
Core of Culture
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2026
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  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Dri Ging" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 2005. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/73887dd0-8292-0130-ba96-3c075448cc4b

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Dri Ging" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 24, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/73887dd0-8292-0130-ba96-3c075448cc4b

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (2005). Dri Ging Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/73887dd0-8292-0130-ba96-3c075448cc4b

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