EditorialThailand: Decorative singha (mythical lion) adorning the main viharn (assembly hall), Wat Pho Maen Khunaram, Bangkok. Wat Pho Maen Khunaram is a Mahayana Buddhist temple built in 1959. It mixes Thai, Chinese and Tibetan architectural styles
EditorialA Tibetan Tangka, a classical Buddhist scroll with hieratically prescribed shapes for eyes, clouds, water, etc. The scroll tells of the life and deeds of Tsongkhapa Blobzan Gragspa, a Lama saint and reformer (1357-1419). Canvas, 2 x 3 m.
EditorialA Tibetan monks watches as foreign journalists visit a temple in the Ganzi Tibetan Prefecture, Kangding, Sichuan Province, China - 24 May 2016
Editorial‘1. View of the Guru Rinpochis Gunpa’ [dgon-pa]’ at Sumyé’ [bSam-yas]’ called Chingpo’ [hphyin-phu],’ a place where the dead are disposed of as seen in the picture’ [caption:’ bsam-yas-hphyin-phu-dmar-ki-tshad’]. ‘2. Lungdulphuk...
Editorial‘1. Patottahtsung’ [spa-gro-stag tsan]’ a residence of the Guru Rinpochi.’ ' 2. Tatunghurr’ [stag-tsan-sar]’ erected by the Guru’s chelah Pèlgyi Sunké’ [dPal-gyi-sen-ge, picture at top left]. ‘3. Taksunguchentsémo’ [stag-tsan-u-...
Editorial‘1. Trayangtsong’ [caption:’ sgrags-yan-rdzon’]’ a mountain out of which an immense number of caves are constructed by Sangye Yéshé’ [caption under his portrait:’ sans-rgyas-ye-ses’]’ the chelah of Guru Rinpochi; at the side are poo...
EditorialSalt Lake, Thibet. There are hundreds of salt lakes in the northern plateaus of Tibet, including the highest salt lake in the world. Nomads made journeys to these remote waters cradled by snow peaks, returning with salt-laden yak caravans to barter the...
Editorial‘1. Lhotrag (also) Nunketrag’ [caption:’ lho-brag-rnam-skas-brag] a mountain very difficult of access, 10 days from Sumyé ascended by steps’ [with iron pegs; caption: ‘lcag-phur-can’]’ made by Gelong Numké-nyingbo’ [‘dge-slon-nam-mk...
EditorialStem Cup with Tibetan Characters and Buddhist Symbols, 1736-95. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong mark and reign (1736-95). Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration; diameter: 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.); overall: 13.4 cm (5 1/4 in.).
Editorial‘1. View of the Guru Rinpochis Gunpa’ [dgon-pa]’ at Sumyé’ [bSam-yas]’ called Chingpo’ [hphyin-phu],’ a place where the dead are disposed of as seen in the picture’ [caption:’ bsam-yas-hphyin-phu-dmar-ki-tshad’]. ‘2. Lungdulphuk...
Editorial‘1. Patottahtsung’ [spa-gro-stag tsan]’ a residence of the Guru Rinpochi.’ ' 2. Tatunghurr’ [stag-tsan-sar]’ erected by the Guru’s chelah Pèlgyi Sunké’ [dPal-gyi-sen-ge, picture at top left]. ‘3. Taksunguchentsémo’ [stag-tsan-u-...
Editorial‘1. Trayangtsong’ [caption:’ sgrags-yan-rdzon’]’ a mountain out of which an immense number of caves are constructed by Sangye Yéshé’ [caption under his portrait:’ sans-rgyas-ye-ses’]’ the chelah of Guru Rinpochi; at the side are poo...
Editorial‘1. Lhotrag (also) Nunketrag’ [caption:’ lho-brag-rnam-skas-brag] a mountain very difficult of access, 10 days from Sumyé ascended by steps’ [with iron pegs; caption: ‘lcag-phur-can’]’ made by Gelong Numké-nyingbo’ [‘dge-slon-nam-mk...
Editorial‘1. View of the Guru Rinpochis Gunpa’ [dgon-pa]’ at Sumyé’ [bSam-yas]’ called Chingpo’ [hphyin-phu],’ a place where the dead are disposed of as seen in the picture’ [caption:’ bsam-yas-hphyin-phu-dmar-ki-tshad’]. ‘2. Lungdulphuk...
Editorial‘1. Patottahtsung’ [spa-gro-stag tsan]’ a residence of the Guru Rinpochi.’ ' 2. Tatunghurr’ [stag-tsan-sar]’ erected by the Guru’s chelah Pèlgyi Sunké’ [dPal-gyi-sen-ge, picture at top left]. ‘3. Taksunguchentsémo’ [stag-tsan-u-...
Editorial‘1. Trayangtsong’ [caption:’ sgrags-yan-rdzon’]’ a mountain out of which an immense number of caves are constructed by Sangye Yéshé’ [caption under his portrait:’ sans-rgyas-ye-ses’]’ the chelah of Guru Rinpochi; at the side are poo...
EditorialSalt Lake, Thibet. There are hundreds of salt lakes in the northern plateaus of Tibet, including the highest salt lake in the world. Nomads made journeys to these remote waters cradled by snow peaks, returning with salt-laden yak caravans to barter the...
Editorial‘1. Lhotrag (also) Nunketrag’ [caption:’ lho-brag-rnam-skas-brag] a mountain very difficult of access, 10 days from Sumyé ascended by steps’ [with iron pegs; caption: ‘lcag-phur-can’]’ made by Gelong Numké-nyingbo’ [‘dge-slon-nam-mk...
EditorialMap showing the central and eastern areas of Tibet and the Zanskar Valley in Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Buildings, probably Buddhist monasteries, are depicted, together with stupas, people, animals, trees and mountains. The seated figures repres...