Gutor

(गुतोर)

Literal Meaning

Offering of the 29th

Etymology & Sanskrit Root

Tibetan dgu gtor: the offering of the 29th day of the twelfth month.

Spiritual Insight & Context

The cleansing at the end of the old year, when homes are cleaned, guthuk is eaten and monasteries hold protector rites to clear away the old year's misfortunes.

Where Gutor Comes Up

Losar, the Tibetan New Year

The three-day Tibetan New Year of purification, renewal, and monastery ceremony, rooted in pre-Buddhist Bon tradition and reshaped over centuries into a central festival of Himalayan Buddhism.

Topics

Losar Customs: How the Tibetan New Year Is Kept

How Losar, the Tibetan New Year, is kept: Gutor cleaning, guthuk soup, altar offerings, prayer flags and Chotrul Duchen, and how customs differ by region.

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