page_title: Ghosts in Tibetan culture
hierarchical_section_title: Ghosts in Tibetan culture
caption_attribution_description: English: Tibetan ghost Nam-khyi nag-po according to an old Tibetan blockprint of the Vaidurya dkar-po (1685)
context_page_description: There is widespread belief in ghosts in Tibetan culture. Ghosts are explicitly recognized in the Tibetan Buddhist religion as they were in Indian Buddhism, occupying a distinct but overlapping world to the human one, and feature in many traditional legends.
  When a human dies, after a period of uncertainty they may enter the ghost world.
  A hungry ghost has a tiny throat and huge stomach, and so can never be satisfied.
  Ghosts may be killed with a ritual dagger or caught in a spirit trap and burnt, thus releasing them to be reborn.
  Ghosts may also be exorcised, and an annual festival is held throughout Tibet for this purpose.
context_section_description: There is widespread belief in ghosts in Tibetan culture. Ghosts are explicitly recognized in the Tibetan Buddhist religion as they were in Indian Buddhism, occupying a distinct but overlapping world to the human one, and feature in many traditional legends.
  When a human dies, after a period of uncertainty they may enter the ghost world.
  A hungry ghost (Tibetan: yidag, yi-dvags; Sanskrit: preta, प्रेत) has a tiny throat and huge stomach, and so can never be satisfied.
  Ghosts may be killed with a ritual dagger or caught in a spirit trap and burnt, thus releasing them to be reborn.
  Ghosts may also be exorcised, and an annual festival is held throughout Tibet for this purpose.
caption: Tibetan ghost Nam-khyi nag-po according to an old Tibetan blockprint of the Vaidurya dkar-po (1685)
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