Tag Archives: Alchi Monastery

Alchi Monastery: Laments of So-Close-Yet-So-Far

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Eva

September 24, 2013 So what about Alchi? Famous Alchi Monastery, which contains some of the most beautiful and beguiling Buddhist art and iconography from the Indo-Tibetan world. Indeed I did visit Alchi, said to be founded by the legendary Great … 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 →

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Eva | 1 Comment

Marauding Monastics and the Western Himalayas

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Eva

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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