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The Bulletin of Tibetology seeks to serve the specialist as well as the general reader with an interest in the field of study. The

motif portraying the Stupa on the mountains suggests the

dimensions of the field.

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Patron

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BLE

S

HRINIVAS

P

ATIL

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OVERNOR OF

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IKKIM

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ASHI

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ENSAPA

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IRECTOR

NIT Editorial Board

F

RANZ

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ARL

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HRHARD

A

CHARYA

S

AMTEN

G

YATSO

S

AUL

M

ULLARD

B

RIGITTE

S

TEINMANN

T

ASHI

T

SERING

M

ARK

T

URIN

R

OBERTO

V

ITALI

Guest Editor for Present Issue S

AUL

M

ULLARD

Editor

A

NNA

B

ALIKCI

-D

ENJONGPA

Assistant Editors

T

SULTSEM

G

YATSO

A

CHARYA

T

HUPTEN

T

ENZING

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BULLETIN OF TIBETOLOGY Volume 45 Number 2 2009 Volume 46 Number 1 2010

THE DRAGON AND THE HIDDEN LAND:

SOCIAL AND HISTORICAL STUDIES ON SIKKIM AND BHUTAN

BHUTAN

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IKKIM

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ANEL AT THE

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IBETAN

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TUDIES

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ANCOUVER

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S

AUL

M

ULLARD

Sikkim and Bhutan: An Introduction S

AUL

M

ULLARD

Repaying a ‘Debt’ with Land, Grain and Taxes: Yug Phyogs thub and his service to Bhutan during the Sino-Nepalese War

A

LEX

M

C

K

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“A Difficult Country, a Hostile Chief, and a Still More Hostile Minister”: The Anglo-Sikkim War of 1861

F

RANÇOISE

P

OMMARET

Alliances and Power in Central Bhutan: A narrative of religion, prestige and wealth (mid 19

^th

- mid 20

^th

centuries)

R

ICHARD

W W

HITECROSS

“Official Graffiti” and the Regulation of Everyday Life in Urban Bhutan: A view from below

H

ÅKAN

S

ANDGREN

The Use of Festival Jesters to Spread Awareness of HIV/AIDS in Bhutan: Atsaras as social messengers

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KIKO

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& T

ASHI

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Chilli Transactions in Bhutan: An economic, social and cultural perspective A

^NNA

B

^ALIKCI

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The Lepcha Padim of Lingko, Dzongu, North Sikkim

J

ENNY

B

ENTLEY

Narrations of Contest: Competition among representatives of local Lepcha belief and Guru Rinpoche in Sikkim

M

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V

ANDENHELSKEN

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46

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The Bulletin of Tibetology seeks to serve the specialist as well as the general reader with an interest in the field of study. The

motif portraying the Stupa on the mountains suggests the

dimensions of the field.

Patron

H

’

S

P

, T

G

S

Advisor

T

D

, D

NIT Editorial Board

F

-K

E

A

S

G

S

M

B

S

T

T

M

T

R

V

Guest Editor for Present Issue S

M

Editor

A

B

-D

Assistant Editors

T

G

A

T

T

The Bulletin of Tibetology is published bi-annually by the Director, Namgyal Institute of Tibetology, Gangtok, Sikkim.

Annual subscription rates: South Asia, Rs150. Overseas, $20.

Correspondence concerning bulletin subscriptions, changes of address, missing issues etc., to: Administrative Officer, Namgyal Institute of Tibetology, Gangtok 737102, Sikkim, India ([email protected]).

Editorial correspondence should be sent to the Editor at the same address.

The views expressed in the Bulletin of Tibetology are those of the contributors alone and not the Namgyal Institute of Tibetology. An article represents the view of the author and does not reflect those of any office or institution with which the author may be associated.

BULLETIN OF TIBETOLOGY Volume 45 Number 2 2009 Volume 46 Number 1 2010

THE DRAGON AND THE HIDDEN LAND:

SOCIAL AND HISTORICAL STUDIES ON SIKKIM AND BHUTAN

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CONTENTS

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Sikkim and Bhutan: An Introduction S

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Repaying a ‘Debt’ with Land, Grain and Taxes: Yug Phyogs thub and his service to Bhutan during the Sino-Nepalese War