Himalayan Art - A Magnificent Poem That Is Beyond Ordinary.

Fruits of the Himalayan Classical Period (Part 1): Apples, Peaches, Plums, Walnuts, and Pears - Gandhanra-ART

Fruits of the Himalayan Classical Period (Part ...

The fruit of wisdom, with its fragrance, color, taste, and method, is desired by all, be it humans, gods, monks, or laypeople.Kings and subjects have left behind songs and verses...

Fruits of the Himalayan Classical Period (Part ...

The fruit of wisdom, with its fragrance, color, taste, and method, is desired by all, be it humans, gods, monks, or laypeople.Kings and subjects have left behind songs and verses...

The Rebirth Among the Sacred Trees: Trees in Himalayan Iconography (Part 1) - Gandhanra-ART

The Rebirth Among the Sacred Trees: Trees in Hi...

When we talk about trees in Tibetan cultural imagery, there are generally three expressions of intent: as a forest for dwelling (ཤིང་ནགས་/ནགས་), as a symbol of life, and as a...

The Rebirth Among the Sacred Trees: Trees in Hi...

When we talk about trees in Tibetan cultural imagery, there are generally three expressions of intent: as a forest for dwelling (ཤིང་ནགས་/ནགས་), as a symbol of life, and as a...

The scent lingers around us: the aroma of Tibetan incense culture in the highlands. - Gandhanra-ART

The scent lingers around us: the aroma of Tibet...

Burning incense and simmering sang are two main forms of showcasing "incense culture" in the Tibetan region. Burning incense is generally believed to have originated from South Asia, while simmering sang is...

The scent lingers around us: the aroma of Tibet...

Burning incense and simmering sang are two main forms of showcasing "incense culture" in the Tibetan region. Burning incense is generally believed to have originated from South Asia, while simmering sang is...

Sacred Mountains and Holy Lakes in Tibet (Part 3) : Surrounded by flying birds and attendants - Gandhanra-ART

Sacred Mountains and Holy Lakes in Tibet (Part...

The gods have been admitting through the mouth of a third party in the so-called ritual texts their inherent inferior nature (as spiritual beings of nature) and their lower level of...

Sacred Mountains and Holy Lakes in Tibet (Part...

The gods have been admitting through the mouth of a third party in the so-called ritual texts their inherent inferior nature (as spiritual beings of nature) and their lower level of...

Sacred Mountains and Holy Lakes in Tibet (Part 2) : Between creation and governance - Gandhanra-ART

Sacred Mountains and Holy Lakes in Tibet (Part...

Whether it is the "Four Sacred Mountains" (ཕྱོགས་བཞིའི་གནས་རི་; usually centered around the Central Tibetan region), the "Nine Creator Gods" (སྲིད་པ་ཆགས་པའི་ལྷ་དགུ་; a rich concept of combined deities), or the "Four Sacred...

Sacred Mountains and Holy Lakes in Tibet (Part...

Whether it is the "Four Sacred Mountains" (ཕྱོགས་བཞིའི་གནས་རི་; usually centered around the Central Tibetan region), the "Nine Creator Gods" (སྲིད་པ་ཆགས་པའི་ལྷ་དགུ་; a rich concept of combined deities), or the "Four Sacred...

Sacred Mountains and Holy Lakes in Tibet (Part 1) : Summary and explanation - Gandhanra-ART

Sacred Mountains and Holy Lakes in Tibet (Part ...

 In Tibetan areas, sacred mountains and lakes typically have threefold identities: individual identity (great natural features), spiritual identity (deities in the religious system), and ritual identity (blessed by rituals). The natural features...

Sacred Mountains and Holy Lakes in Tibet (Part ...

 In Tibetan areas, sacred mountains and lakes typically have threefold identities: individual identity (great natural features), spiritual identity (deities in the religious system), and ritual identity (blessed by rituals). The natural features...