Untitled - Life and Culture on the Tibetan Plateau

Dngos grub said, "Don 'grub." 72 'jigs byed presented
kha btags <strong>and</strong> a bowl of liquor to him. Then they offered
liquor to Dpal mo mtsho's two other uncles, aunts, <strong>and</strong> other
relatives in the group. They managed to escape from the A
zhang after they finished offering liquor.
Rta mgrin dbang rgyal <strong>and</strong> Mkha' 'gro were the third
chang bsu takers. They waited for the A zhang about one
hundred meters from Dpal mo mtsho's home. About sixty
villagers gathered there, observing the A zhang's arrival. Rta
mgrin dbang rgyal held a kha btags <strong>and</strong> Mkha' 'gro held a
bottle of Yiping Huzhu liquor <strong>and</strong> a bowl as described above.
When they met the A zhang, they gave greetings as described
above. Rta mgrin dbang rgyal quietly asked Dngos grub, "To
whom should I present kha btags?"
Dngos grub gestured <strong>and</strong> said, "Phun go." 73 Rta mgrin
dbang rgyal offered him a kha btags, then he took the bowl
<strong>and</strong> offered him liquor. Next, they offered liquor to Dpal mo
mtsho's other two uncles <strong>and</strong> aunts first, <strong>and</strong> then other
relatives in the group.
Dpal mo mtsho stood just outside of her home's gate
dressed in a Tibetan lambskin robe, zhwa mo sna bzhi, a pair
of skra lung, a pair of glo zung, a pair of earrings, <strong>and</strong> one
gseb rtags. She stood among the sha nye <strong>and</strong> her family
members, holding a kha btags in her right h<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> a bowl
with three bits of butter stuck on the bowl lip in her left
h<strong>and</strong>, waiting for the A zhang. Bun phreng rdo rje held a
bottle of Yiping Huzhu liquor with wool tied around the
bottleneck <strong>and</strong> stood next to Dpal mo mtsho.
Dpal mo mtsho <strong>and</strong> Bun phreng rdo rje approached the
A zhang. Her two maternal uncles <strong>and</strong> Dngos grub were the
first three in the approaching group. The sha nye set off
firecrackers to welcome them. Dpal mo mtsho presented kha
btags to her youngest maternal uncle <strong>and</strong> offered him a bowl
of liquor. Next, she presented kha btags to her oldest
maternal uncle <strong>and</strong> offered him a bowl of liquor. Each uncle
gave five RMB to Dpal mo mtsho. Then she offered a bowl
of liquor to every A zhang with Bun phreng rdo rje's help;
each A zhang gave her approximately three RMB.
The sha nye were busily preparing food for the A zhang
72 The eldest A zhang.
73 The youngest A zhang.
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