"According to Goldstein('s informants) homosexuality "carries an extremely derogative stigma and is almost unknown" in the lay population of Tibet. Ldab ldob, however, have a general reputation for sexual relationships with boys."
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Ldab ldob
"Some aggressive young monks, as much as 10 percent of the population in the larger monasteries, become Ldab ldob. These seeming anti-monks take monastic vows, live in a monastery, and wear monkish dress, albeit in some distinctive ways; they are also recognizable because they do not shave their heads completely (retaining a lock of hair behind each ear that is wrapped around the ear), visibly carry weapons, and wear eye shadow to appear more ferocious. Harrer added that they wear red armbands, stick a huge (often knife-sharp) key in their belts, blacken their faces with soot, walk with a "provocative" gait, and "are quick to strike." [...]
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Last night, while I was being intimate with your mother, she said:
YOUR MOM IS A GADGET
AND I FUCK IT
MOSURALALALAND
MOTH, ER, LAND = MOTHER LAND
CHRISTOS ANESTI
CHRISTOS ANESTI
3 comments:
These seeming anti-monks take monastic vows...
...and then break them all, apparently. Success!
Also: ...and wear eye shadow to appear more ferocious.
Aha! Much like the Gaythiopian Lion over here.
my question: how does this relate to, say, hedonistic-ascestism? (essentially the /opposite/ of what we typically understand asceticism to be...)
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