Bonkor of Laya
Laya Bonkor takes place in the 5th month of the Bhutanese calendar . Buddhist scriptures and the local texts are strapped to the backs of young men and women who join a long procession of religious leaders and priests. The procession goes around the perimeter of Laya stopping at households on the way. The purpose of the festival is to prevent sickness and famine.
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ལ་གཡག་པའི་བོན་སྐོར།
(Dzongkha,
Tibetan script,
Original)
- > Bonkor of Laya (English, Latin script, Translation)
- > la g.yag pa'i bon skor (Dzongkha, Latin script, THL Extended Wylie Transliteration)
- > la yak pé bön kor (Dzongkha, Latin script, THL Simplified Tibetan Transcription)
Subject ID: S8250