Faith and Festivals of Changthang | Living with the Changpas of Ladakh - 3/6

Religion plays an important role in the lives of the Changpas. They are devout buddhists, all of them. But while Buddhism preaches non-violence towards all living creatures, the Changpas raise their animals to be killed and sold off for meat.
So their lives are bit of a paradox and in this episode we will see how the Changpas try and balance these 2 aspects of their lives through prayers and rituals.
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[@indiainmotion]

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[@believer1465]

Though killing is strictly prohibited in buddhism but living in plateau above 4500 meter where no vegetation grows.... The only survival option left for the nomads of ladakh,Tibet and mongolia is relying on meat products.......but still nomads try as much as possible not to kill animals..... Hope people will understand this...

[@indiainmotion]

Thanks for the explanation Tenzin. You are absolutely right.

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[@believer1465]

Narayan Bose Yeah brother it is just my way of conveying the voice of ladakh..which is most often neglected and whose geopolitical influence is largely undermined.....it is located on the border between pakistan and china... And most importantly it can serve as a india's gateway to central asia....the most famous historical route being leh to kashgar,hotan and from there to kyrgyszstan and uzbekistan...

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Yes you are right.It is not like other parts of India where vegetations are available and still fishing and having meat, chickens for fun.Even Indians are making chutneys of ants. How ridiculous these people are?

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It’s very intriguing that you showed the wheel of life in this video. One theory is that we are already in a pseudo hungry ghost realm, as we can can see that the society is consumed with consumerism. No matter how much junk one buys one is never satisfied, only hungers for more..... the greed has become greater than need and it is a bottomless bucket which can’t be filled while life is whiled away . Btw am from Ladakh, shamm side. Your videos do justice to the beauty of all the landscapes you have captured. Ladakh and spiti. Good luck!

[@DechenA]

I absolutely loved the quotes in between Not to take away from the spectacular video that you have captured and the honesty in your voice/narration. Keep the curiosity alive and vicarious lives of your viewers

[@indiainmotion]

Very interesting. Thanks for chiming in Karma. I share your beliefs as well. And I'm glad you enjoyed my videos. I haven't been to the Sham side yet, probably might come visit this autumn. I saw some pictures of the Losar celebrations there and I'm really intrigued.

[@trendingladakh]

Changpas r the best people living their own simple life

[@tsetan4792]

@4:34 when he’s tying the flag shouts, “Soo sooo” (meaning victory, victory). Usually, we say , “kyi kyi soo soo Lha gyalo” (victory to the god).

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Thanks man. Views and subscribers are just side effects of this journey. It is not the end goal/destination 🙂

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[@karanbirsingh9203]

The new format with small text captions in between the video clips is a great idea. Keeps audience pinned. Great job!

[@indiainmotion]

Yes. I wanted to break the monotony of long narrations with those quotes. Luckily I found a great collection of Tibetan quotes. Now I'm on the lookout for quotes from the other pahadi cultures as well.

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[@JR-bc2eb]

Thanks for making such an awesome video on Changpa. Coming from Changthang I know how hard Changpa's life is and you have very beautifully shown in these videos.

[@indiainmotion]

Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I hope to go back in the summer and continue documenting their life through the course of the whole year.

[@sajsingh5655]

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[@quenmartinez]

After I watch your videos, I am planning to visit Ladakh this September! Beautiful landscapes and so inspiring! :)

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[@indiainmotion]

Thanks Bidyut. Yea, I enjoy spending weeks/months in one place to get to know it more deeply. That is something only unemployed people can do 🙂

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[@indiainmotion]

You are welcome

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Simplicity is so beautiful.

[@tenzind4175]

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[@indiainmotion]

Thank you. Yes, this was the hardest video to make in the entire series. Mostly because of the research needed to understand their rituals and customs. A lot of people helped me on this. And funnily even my Ladakhi friends did not understand all the concepts, they had to check with their parents and grandparents to get the info. It was amazing how some total strangers came forward to help me!

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Thank you for bringing it to the masses.

[@indiainmotion]

You are welcome Abhinandan

[@umairshahzad2189]

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[@beerhabit9944]

Considering their circumstances, harsh climate and altitude it is survival that understandably compels them to follow this way of life. It seems that their faith serves as an anchor to keep them going through their daily struggles. Very insightful, enjoyed the snippets of singing. The tibetan sayings have taken it to the next level...thank you 🙏

[@indiainmotion]

Yes, they were born into this life. Now, perhaps their youngsters have to choice to lead a different life if they want to, but it was never an option for their parents or grandparents.

[@sonam3206]

Only healthy people can survive there not the weaker one.One should have be physically and mentally strong.

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[@indiainmotion]

You are welcome Joshua.

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[@Prerna_lama_Gurung_]

The fluttering of dhaja has its own beauty and chaang or chyang as we call it here is something we are allowed to drink without any restriction during gurung losar

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[@indiainmotion]

Thanks Shubham

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[@indiainmotion]

Thank you Mr.Anil. I'm honoured!

[@vajraheart6052]

Thumbs up and Subscribed! Congratulations and thank you for the beautiful recording of a way of life that is so environmentally sustainable and respectful. Sadly it's slowly disappearing. They spoken sounds more of Tibetan dialect from Ngari than Ladhaki. Also can't help notice photo of HH Dalai Lama in their altar. I wonder how far this location is to the Tibetan border and also wonder how the way of life is across the border on the Tibetan side. I am afraid, China being super micro-manager has completely changed in the name of modernization on the other side. So in that respect kudos to India in respecting the local culture yet allowing children to get education in Leh and option to choose live the modern life.

[@indiainmotion]

This place is not too far from Tibet. Maybe be 2 days walk away. And there are Tibetan people living here as well. 2 out of the 4 settlements in the area are Tibetan.

[@believer1465]

Lobsang Dorjee Yes true ladakhi spoken here in southern part is closer to ngari dialect it is also called changskat... While the ladakhi language spoken in Northern part of ladakh in nubra,sham,kargil is similar to balti language of baltistan,pakistan... Same goes to the race...while people living in this part look very much tibetans....but people living in Northern areas such as batalik are dards also called aryans...

[@stanwang64]

@@believer1465 only Kargil is similar to the Balti language...Nubra and sham skat is totally different from Balti and its more likely to sino tibetan language

[@donnachaobearra5310]

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The way you make the videos is awesome. Your videos are story telling and amazing. Keep it up. :)

[@indiainmotion]

Thanks Anup 🙂

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Very nice good information... Thankyou so very much

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I went to Ladakh in 2018 and really enjoyed it! I went for birdwatching and didn't have time to see the local culture. Your videos are really good!

[@indiainmotion]

Thanks Atish

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Nice video Sir....Your dedication is clearly seen...

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Beautiful video.

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[@indiainmotion]

You are welcome Sothin

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👌👌👌eagerly waiting for the video...

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Hopefully it will finish uploading by then. The network in Manali is quite slow.

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@@indiainmotion hope so brother....I have seen some documentaries of Mongolia where they celebrate there festival with horse race ...is this video of that kind ??

[@indiainmotion]

I'm not sure about the races in Mongolia. You have to watch the video to find out 🙂

[@JR-bc2eb]

@@bonecollector5242 Changpas of ladakh have not fled Tibet, however, Changpa who fled Tibet are also living there in Changthang. Changpas are the dwellers of the Changthang area which consists of Eastern ladakh and western Tibet.

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@@bonecollector5242 what do you mean?

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Thanks Jimmy

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[@indiainmotion]

I get what you are saying. This video did have a lot more captions between the segments. I'll try to rein them in for the next videos.

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very well presented

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Before a sinner descent to hell His fortune blazes like a fire..

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jankpas r really good hearted...😍❣️

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Thanks Soumya

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Magnificent beautiful😍 ....are the inscriptions originally from you? They are like poems

[@indiainmotion]

They are old Tibetan proverbs

[@rosamundakajessiejulien8994]

They are deep but so.nicely worded some I understand not all but I'll get it 😉

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BEAUTIFUL

[@soumenroychowdhuryphotogra864]

Eagerly waiting

[@indiainmotion]

👍🙂

[@serenity1328]

The quotation’s in between are removed too quickly before one can finish reading them. Are they your own or referenced? would be nice to know the reference.

[@indiainmotion]

They are from a book called Tibetan Proverbs by Lhamo Pemba.

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Our family likes India Tibet and Nepal. Our family. Had some Indian friends in. 1972 and 1984. We liked the Indian bread. One family came from the Punjab area and were Sikh and the other family were Hindu.

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I ❤your Voice sir

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Your videos is like documentary n I loved your work . You have lots of patience.

[@indiainmotion]

Thank you 🙏

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Which language they talk ? In mantras?

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[@indiainmotion]

🙂

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Waiting bro!

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Pls shoot the life of nepal , mehgalaya, nagaland also. Your videos are the best story telling and what a director of photography you are just excellent.

[@indiainmotion]

Too many places and too little time. I just don't want to do around and shoot videos just for the sake of shooting those videos. My main motivation is to connect with the people and experience their lives for myself. And that takes a lot of time.

[@geetkamble]

Balance between Buddhism and killing for survival... Waiting..

[@indiainmotion]

🙂

[@sonam3206]

Killing is acceptable in your religion?

[@sonam3206]

Your people are making chutneys of ants.How it taste like?

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How you stay with them , are u stayed in their home ?

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Sir please make video on native tibeten Mastiff dogs of these shepherd

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Does these Tibetan people under India?

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Ofc yes. And they are not tibetan people. They are Ladakhi . Eastern part of ladakh

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Beautiful.....

[@indiainmotion]

Thank you

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beautiful people!

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Superb video👌👌

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Finally waiting is over

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I think in this year 2020 that place is the most peaceful one besides other world

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Location

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Amazing 👌

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amzing

[@indiainmotion]

Thanks