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Sherabling Monastery’s 3D Mandalas and Milarepa’s Redemption from Murder
October 23, 2013 Going to Palpung Sherabling Monastery in the foothills of the Indian Himalayas was a revelation. Three years ago, when I first visited I had happily stumbled upon resident monks rehearsing their famed Lama dances, held bi-annually in the … Continue reading
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Tagged kagyu, lama dance, mandala, Marpa, Milarepa, sherabling monastery, Tibetan Buddhism
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It’s Yamantaka Time
I’ve been furiously writing here to get up-to-date, and even though I’m still working on September things seen and heard, I must now share that it’s Yamantaka time! I am currently documenting this highest yoga tantra performed annually at Namgyal … Continue reading
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Tagged Dharamsala, highest yoga tantra, mandala, Namgyal Monastery, Sand mandala, Tibetan Buddhism, Yamantaka
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“A Mediocre Level of Execution” at Tabo Monastery?
In the book The Forgotten Gods of Tibet: Early Buddhist Art in the Western Himalayas, published in 1997, authors Peter van Ham and Aglaja Stirn wrote about Tabo Monastery‘s Tsug Lhakhang: “Unfortunately many of the paintings, especially in the lower register, are badly damaged. In … Continue reading
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Tagged Aglaja Stirn, Buddha, Gautama Buddha, Himalaya, India, mandala, Painting, Peter van Ham, Tabo Monastery, Tibet, Tibetan Buddhism, Tsug Lhakhang, UNESCO
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Eva Lee: Fulbright Artist in India 2013-2014 