Abstract
The paper examines the previously neglected textual representations of a rather unusual ritual tradition of burning foxes. Similar Mongolian texts have been already discussed by a number of scholars and it is pointed out in this paper that these Mongolian texts bear clear signs of being translated from the original Tibetan.
The paper deals with recently published corpus of texts from Dongtrom (lDong khrom) or Datshang (mDa' tshang) in Amdo, where some five Tibetan versions related to Mongolian works appear. Three other Tibetan texts are then discussed.
The frequent mention of Nyen beings ( gnyan) and the mythical priest Nyen Bon Thangthang Drolba(gNyan bon Thang thang sgrol ba) nevertheless points to the Nyen Collection (gNyan 'bum) as aprincipal textual source providing the context of the tradition.