Cam
Cam (tsam) dance is the special dance of the Protector Deities who have promised Buddha to use their bodies and minds to help all sentient beings gain freedom from suffering by protecting them against the inner and outer obstacles that are the causes of suffering. Before performing the Cam dance, the monks involved hold a retreat, during which they meditate on the aspects of the deity that they will play in the dance. They must also mediate on the inner and secret meanings of the masks, hand implements and costumes. During the dance they regard themselves as being the actual deity.
Cam dancing, a major Buddhist ritual that has deep and secret meaning and a meditational method that benefits all sentient beings, has several styles. For example, there are dances with or without masks and dances that are mainly foot movement. There are many different Cam dances, the most unique of which is the Xuree (Urga) Cam.
In 1811, the first Mongolian Cam dance for Protector Deities was performed according to a script written by Jidor's Xamba Lama Agvanxaidav. After that, the dance was performed every year on the ninth day of the last month of summer with 74 masked dancers amid 103 performers.
 | In commemoration of the legacy and teachings of His Holiness Dulduit Danzanravzhaa Fifth Wrathful Noble Xutagt of the Great Gobi (1803-1856) I did not overbearingly sophize Nor preach with pride and arrogance But having found a sense in this world Spoke the truth of my dear heart. |   |