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Monks from the Spituk Monastery: Blessing

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by AAJ Italy Staff

Il monastero di Spituk è ubicato nella regione nord-indiana del Ladakh, nota anche come “piccolo Tibet" per il fatto che esuli buddisti tibetani vi risiedono ormai da un millennio, dopo l'invasione subita da parte delle milizie cinesi. Fra i loro estremi discendenti, figura anche il centinaio di monaci ospitati appunto a Spituk, di cui questo prezioso documento ci restituisce una serie di tipiche musiche liturgiche e da cerimonia. Singolare lo strumentario impiegato, ripartibile in tre categorie (a cui va aggiunta ...

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