Important Items used by Sherpa People
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KANGYUR: RELIGIOUS TEXTS OF 110 VOLUMES The KANGYUR and TENGYUR
are sets of translations of Buddha’s teachings from Sanskrit into Tibetan.
DEVRI: KEROSENE LAMP Devri or wooden vessel is used as a kerosene
lamp.
MELANG: CLAY POT is used to hold food grains/ flour
TSHOMKO : Tshomko or Wooden Vessel used to thresh grains with wooden
handle.
CHORTEN : Chorten are a monumental stone or mudbrick structure
with prayer wheels lining the sides. It stands solidly on a circular base composed
of a double lotus blossom design sandwiched between two rings of raised round pearl
shapes. The pearls below the blossoms are relatively larger than those in the row
above the blossoms. It is an integral part of Sherpa Culture.