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@article{190269,
        author = {Tenzin Tsega and Tenzin Yingsel},
        title = {Tradition in Transition: The Impact of Modernization on Death Rituals in Tawang},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {8},
        pages = {562-565},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=190269},
        abstract = {Scholars have often debated the change and continuity in tradition with the advent of modernization. Modernization has profoundly altered mortuary practices around the world, reshaping the death rituals. The trends of education, mobility, individualism, secularization and ecological-political pressures have impacted the continuity in the originality of the death rituals passed down from generations. Tawang, a home to the second largest Buddhist monastery in the world is located strategically, sharing borders to Bhutan and Tibet. Tawang is an important center of cultural, religious, and geopolitical resonance. However, the study of the transition in tradition with the impact of modernization on death rituals is a less documented subject. Hence, this paper attempts to fill the research gape, which will be helpful in navigating the evolving changes from past to the present. The paper starts with a brief discussion on the scholarly works on tradition in transition in contexts of modernization, followed by the discussion on the death rituals in Tawang, wherein the age-old death rituals and the contemporary changes and challenges are highlighted.},
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        month = {January},
        }