Although the biography and iconography of IHa btsun chen po nam mkha''jigs med (1597-1650)are usually well known in Sikkim, people are generally unaware that he is also the object of an important oral tradition following the example of Guru Rinpoche's Numerous accounts narrated by shamans, lamas and villagers enrich the historical actions and events surrounding IHa btsun's visit to Sikkim, of his encounters with the saints and heros of the past as well as his visions and prophecies. These narrations mostly refer to the sKam zhed, an important ritual celebration where visual metaphors relating to IHa btsun are openly expressed. Using a number of accounts collected in northern and western Sikkim, I attempt to analyse the anthropological role of IHa btsun's images which seem to refer to a myth found throughout the Himalayan region: that of the encounter between the Tibetan guru and the indigenous shaman who share a world of practice and belief spanning the extent of the territory they've conquered.
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Abstract 69 La Fabrication Du Mythe: L'Entrèe De Lha Par Le Ou Translatio Du Saint 73 Récit I 73 Récit II 75 Récit III 79 La Fabrication Des Reliques: Ostensio Et Transitus 83 Opposition des modèles de la nature ? 86 Les Usages Politiques Du Culte ? 88 Conclusion 91
