Cham masked dances

E946374
Buddhist ritual intangible cultural heritage ritual dance

Cham masked dances are traditional Tibetan Buddhist ritual performances featuring elaborately costumed monks enacting sacred stories to invoke protection and spiritual blessings.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
cham dance 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist ritual ⓘ
intangible cultural heritage ⓘ
ritual dance ⓘ
accompaniedBy chanting ⓘ
cymbals ⓘ
drums ⓘ
long horns ⓘ
associatedWith Himalayan cultures ⓘ
Tibetan culture ⓘ
Vajrayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalSignificance strengthening communal identity ⓘ
transmitting religious teachings orally and visually ⓘ
depicts Buddhist deities ⓘ
Dharma protectors ⓘ
historical events ⓘ
mythological narratives ⓘ
hasAspect didactic performance ⓘ
exorcistic ritual ⓘ
meditation in action ⓘ
hasPurpose bestowing spiritual blessings ⓘ
dispelling negative forces ⓘ
honoring deities and protectors ⓘ
invoking protection ⓘ
merit-making ⓘ
teaching Buddhist stories ⓘ
includes animal-headed figures ⓘ
masked deities ⓘ
peaceful deities ⓘ
skeleton dancers ⓘ
wrathful deities ⓘ
performedAt New Year festivals ⓘ
monasteries ⓘ
religious festivals ⓘ
tshechu festivals ⓘ
performedBy Buddhist monks ⓘ
lay ritual specialists ⓘ
practicedIn Bhutan NERFINISHED ⓘ
India NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mongolia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tibet NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousTradition Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
requires initiation of performers ⓘ
ritual training ⓘ
transmission from teacher to disciple ⓘ
uses elaborate masks ⓘ
ritual costumes ⓘ
ritual instruments ⓘ
ritual music ⓘ
viewedAs embodied ritual practice ⓘ
form of offering ⓘ

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Diskit Monastery → festivalFeatures → Cham masked dances ⓘ
Bhutanese people → traditionalDance → Cham masked dances ⓘ
this entity surface form: cham dance