gsub byin

Spelling uncertain. LKh: "the offering of three mouthfuls." A term used throughout Tibet to refer to a practice which is done at special occassions such as lo gsar or after the singing of the ja chang gi g.yang rtse at a marriage ceremony. gsum refers to both the number of offerings -- the glass is ritually filled 3 times -- and the number of "sips" or mouthfuls (zhabs btags) the recipient must take from it. Acc to LKh one must finish the glass on the third "sip." [mss] [RY]