This is a recording of the nuns of the Dongyu Gatsal Ling Nunnery performing the Chöd ritual called The Lion's Play [Seng-ge rNam.par rTse.wa].

The practice of Chöd or "Cutting Through the Ego", was propagated in Tibet during the 11th century by the yogini Machig Labdrön and is basically a spiritual practice based on the Prajñaparamita or Perfection of Wisdom sutras. It combines specific tantric visualisation with melodious chanting to the beat of the Chöd drums.