Margot Clavier - " Tibetan Buddhist rituals in the Rö (Samagaun) village of Nubri"

Описание: The Rö (Samagaun) village is situated at 3550m in the region of Nubri, in the Gorkha district in Nepal, 13 kilometres from the Tibetan border. The growing numbers of trekkers passing through the village each year and the outmigration of men to foreign countries in search of opportunities is putting Rö’s traditional culture and religion at risk of dilution. Today, the teaching of rituals and prayers to women by certain lamas is bringing change to the community, and sometimes conflicts. Assessing the nature of the changes over the past years and which are bound to continue, will help us understand the community’s rituals and practices.

Margot was born in Paris and graduated from a bilingual school in Paris. After attending a classe preparatoire in Arts, she obtained her BA in Philosophy and English from Paris X University, and then graduated with an MA in cultural industry management from Sciences-Po, in Paris. She attended the Translator Training Program (TTP) between 2018 and 2019 at Rangjung Yeshe Institute (RYI), and she is now conducting research in Nubri on “Buddhist rituals in Rö (Samagaun) village of Nubri valley” and acting as Director of Mingyur Rinpoche’s Himalayan Environment and Life Protection. H.E.L.P. NGO. She spoke with students and participants at RYI on 6th March, 2024.