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rNam Shes |
Bla |
Tshe |
Srog |
| Force |
consciousness - soul |
spirit |
life span |
life support |
| Function |
awareness - consciousness |
vitality, volition (will to do something) |
fortitude |
physical strength |
| If Lost |
death - death causes this to leave body |
spirit loss - you don't want to do much - your sems becomes disoriented - lethargy and restlessness |
loss of vigor |
loss of physical strength |
| Ritual Strategy |
transmigration of the soul through purification paper rites - allow soul to make it to new body |
hooking, summoning the spirit |
enhancing the life |
Nine men of the srog |
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sems |
klad pa |
smyon pa (nyonpa) |
tsher ka |
| force |
heart-mind |
brain |
madness |
sorrow, grief, pain of separation - there is a huge cultural fear of being alone- des, p. 105 |
| function |
holds emotions, memories - can drift out of body |
takes action, makes decisions |
caused by too strong emotions, attack by the ghosts, or just mixed up thoughts it comes and goes; brain doesn't control heart-mind - you might rip off your clothes, act erratically |
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sems tsher = fatigue/ disgust of heart-mind
sdug = body sadness/ suffering |
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