Show ps pemon WON DANCE OF TIBET ceremonial has open goen 11 heed for centuries the ak sketch shows tho the annual demon demov lance of tho the natives of tibet the play of which tho the danco dance Is a part la is t lye acts it depends on tho the follow ig story langa dhalma king ol 01 tibet lived at leassa and harassed die 09 buddhists in every possible way ad a certain monk being dismissed coln tho monastery boned vengeance falast tho the king icing ho ile procured a black PDT conr and whitewashed it and went JB search of tho the king ho found the arg in the daricot place reading a pela rocla matlon mation seizing tho the opportune ity tr tho the monk shot him dead from bo be tind then ho he fled in tho the direction af a river which ho he corded his ills white pony became black again though tho the monk wag waa pursued jo was not recognized as a man on a rheto pony war wap tho the object of tho the pur lul hilt tho buddhists looked upon king langa dharma as sent by the ping ot 0 aenona to annihilate them and it Is to jo celebrate tho the victory over the king of c demons that tho the danco dance Is held hold in the performance demons with hide masks aro are introduced then the A ar VI supposed ashes of langa dharma are ae duly execrated next tho the gods ue the demons and overcome them and de play Is to thus brought to a close |