Monthly Archives: October 2013

But Wait, a Bit about Mandalas

Okay, I know I promised to post Part Two of Tabo Monastery next, but as I’ve been writing, I’ve found it necessary to do a lot of explaining.  In fact, so much explaining in between the photos of Tabo’s interior … Continue reading

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Sept 6th, Tabo Village, the Spiti adventure continues… Well, here we are in Tabo! The famed Tabo Monastery is known as the oldest continually functioning Tibetan Buddhist monastery, the art of which the Dalai Lama said “delightfully expresses the vigor of … Continue reading

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Marauding Monastics and the Western Himalayas

September 8th     A Return to Key Monastery A second try today to document the ancient interiors of Key Monastery, whose abbot had in the 11th century been none other than The Great Translator Rinchen Zangpo himself, proved to be a challenge. … Continue reading

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