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Friday, October 30, 2020
Buddhist Ghosts and Goblins (video)
Zombies, spirits, and ghosts are prominent tropes in Buddhist history and Tibetan culture in particular, where they make repeated appearances in both oral and written histories. Add to this an extremely strong indigenous Tibetan tradition of belief in horrendous creatures and we have something truly frightful.
We can all relate to fears on some level as well as understand the rationalizations to explain life's moments and unknowns in human history. In the Halloween spirit we look back at the stories and reasoning behind many of the creatures that go bump in the minds of us mere mortals.
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