A glossary of the tribes and castes of the Punjab and North - West Frontier Province: baseds on the census report for the Punjab, 1883

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4Lahula beliefs.

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6un!lV;tr PPreS3 ®Ttirely< Tll0.e;arly roli8'ion of Ldhul is still known

7Wlipn it naT ° f ,Lullg-pachlioi, that is> 'the religion of the valley.’

8to

9ave been

10h ln regularly

11fl0U? 6sh“ W

12W°0dy’

13and Wen

14sacrifices

15seem

16to 1

17have

18offered up

19to certain

20lha, gods or

21evil snirits

22r ldlI18 ln °r near old penoil-oedar trees, caves, etc. This cruel custom

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25, -

26r f / r1 h ally- T \ t

27d0cfcr,ine o f t h e B a d Z r L d ’S fl”

28, a t,me. tllQ “ mds of the people. There is a story which I

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31S

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37famihes of the village. It happened one year to be a widow who had

38ogive up au olcl child of the required age of eight years. The day

39before her only one was to bo taken from her she was crv in ~ loudlY

40£ te" a tl]:lIVcllm"

41from Tibet met her, and asked the caifse of her

42distress. Having heard her story the lama said: ‘ Well 1 will o-o

43instrad of your chi d.’ He did bo but did not allow himself to bo killed

44the spirit must kill me himself if l,G wants human flesh ’ said lie

45saying lie sat himself down before the tree and waited for a font? time •

46Pachhoi was the only religion that existed^ i n L

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481,6 LunS‘

49doubtless more places in IL/ilml whir h . i ■ va cy’ ^ ’ore were

50to supposed gods and evil spirits At v • Um*n beiugs were immolated

51sheep aud goats are yearly killed and

52n0t a few ^ laSe8

53copts of .Bnddhism) to e^iiX o s e d

54^ tho P ^

55have now taken the place of men '

56i

57i “ ay bo that a«imals

58to believe in a great r n iv snirit!^

59P ° r ° wever

60continue

61supposed to dwell in trees rocks or on t|01“ 0" s known «s Ihda, who are

62the Buddhists fcontrarv tn ti ' ’ r . 11 the lull tops, and before whom

63addition they £

64I

65re ^ lon) e n t ic e sheep and goats. In

66and have a host o f ! w ‘^ 111 W1 |]}e3^ 0 ‘'ocrers, and the evil eye,

67Luhulis.

686 suPersfcltiou8 m common with all the other

69UOminally°HiridnB1C

70‘a nominally Buddhism, but it is becoming

71the field Z i T ; ’ ^

72*he ^od o{ thc Pass is la-tse, th in g-S

73The z J i ' ^ d L i l ^ 1 aU< ^

74Er| -the riv.0l\ and mountain gods,

75anj water ' TTi . .{ V

760r sliako deity and is worshipped with milk

77do not worshin ^ ” me !mU8Ua] y asPring and it is kept clean. Women

78house in 1

79„ !c P1 0 oi llui’»s (ibex) often seen on top of a

80beliovetj in ■; r /S tbe Ika-tho or gods’ boundary. A demon commonly

81arm on„ ,.W J7anS ^ ta. (bt. one-ear) who is in mam's shape with one

82( c* -lie is saul not to be worshipped now at all.

83priest (coin" '’^m onies of various kinds are common, the tanojar or

84• o tlie gur of Kullu) being employed, just as in Kullu the