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What led you to write a book on the much-loved Drukpa Kunley, who is often described as a “mad monk” or “divine madman”?
A blanket of calm enshrouds The Copernicus Room at the New Castle Public Library as a group of six Tibetan monks quietly and diligently work to create a colorful sand art mandala. The monks ...
This commitment to preserving and advancing Tibetan art has earned him and his peers in the trade recognition both in China and abroad. "Our work has been presented as state gifts to senior ...
Beijing’s Red Brick Art Museum is playing host to Silent Emptiness, a major solo exhibition by Berlin-based artist Chiharu Shiota. Curated by Yan Shijie, the show marks a defining moment in her career ...
Rose was working so rapidly, she grabbed two tickets to the opening of a Tibetan painting exhibition at the Musée Guimet as scrap paper, noted the convoy number, date of departure, and number of ...
“Encouraged by his artist wife Anupama, Lt Gen Chauhan is an art aficionado. Tibetan art forms remained his key area of interest. It was largely because of his prodding that the armed forces along the ...
Thangka, once called "Oriental Oil Painting" in the West, has been passed down on Tibet's snowy plateau for more than 1,000 years. This art form, focuses on drawing scenes within square inches.
We all have some principles rules and boundaries in life Come what may these are never to be crossed Nor do we cross them ourselves nor do we let others walk all over usThere should be certain ...
The Bhagwad Gita says The foolish think of me the unmanifest as having manifestation knowing not my higher immutable and excellent nature In the highest state of samadhi when the mind dissolves ...
Thangka, a Tibetan Buddhist painting on cotton or silk appliqué, is the treasure in traditional Chinese art. It usually depicts Buddhist deity, scene, or mandala. In 2006, thangka was among the first ...