Clik here to view.
Images of monasteries in Mongolia (most of them destroyed in 1930s).
Images of monasteries in Mongolia (most of them destroyed in 1930s). Some more photographs from the British Library #endangeredarchives project.
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ceremonial musical instruments from Tibet and Mongolia
More wonderful old (1930s) photographs of ceremonial musical instruments from Tibet and Mongolia. From British Library #endangeredarchives project...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tibetan Images, Monasteries, and Monks from Ulaanbaatar
Images of Tibetan Buddhist religious rituals and artefacts from Ulaanbaatar Mongolia. Photographs taken around 1930.
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sexual Desire, by The Dalai Lama
Then, on the desire side we shall see, if we analyse it, that attachment develops owing to seeing something beautiful — beautiful colour, beautiful shape, beautiful hair, nose, eyes, mouth — it is like...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Digitising manuscripts at Gangtey Monastery in Bhutan
Since the decline of Buddhism in Tibet, Mongolia and other parts of the Northern Buddhist world, the Kingdom of Bhutan has come to be seen as the last bastion of Mahayana Buddhism. With its long...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Guru, by Dalai Lama
Wishing the Dalai Lama a happy birthday. There is a saying in Tibetan: ‘Although your realization is high, like that of a divine being, you should maintain your way of life in conformity with other...
View Article