Preservation of Tibetan
Culture and Language
Preservation of Tibetan
Culture and Language
Here, we will take you on a journey through Tibet’s mysterious culture from humanistic, historical, and geographical perspectives, helping you gain a deeper understanding of this enchanting wonderland.
Tashi Lhunpo Monastery (Tibetan: བཀྲ་ཤིས་ལྷུན་པོ་) is an historically and culturally important monastery in Shigatse, the second-largest city in Tibet. Founded in 1447 by the 1st Dalai…
Tibetan opera, known as “Lhamo” in Tibetan, is one of the most distinctive and significant forms of traditional Tibetan…
A thangka (Nepali pronunciation: [ˈt̪ʰaŋka]; Tibetan: ཐང་ཀ་; Nepal Bhasa: पौभा) is a Tibetan Buddhist painting on cotton, silk appliqué, usually depicting a Buddhist deity, scene, or mandala. Thangkas are traditionally kept unframed…
Kowtowing with the full body (Tibetan: ཕྱག་འཚལ, meaning “prostration”) is a form of advancement in the pilgrimage of Tibetan…
In Tibetan Buddhist monasteries, many young lamas (child monks) receive religious education instead of attending secular schools. However, this does not…
Zhangmu Port (འགྲམ་འགག་སྒོ།) is a crucial border crossing between China and Nepal, located in Zhangmu Town, Nyalam County, Shigatse City, Tibet…
Tradruk Temple (Tibetan: ཁྲ་འབྲུག་དགོན་པ།, Wylie: khra-’brug dgon-pa, Lhasa dialect: [ʈʂʰaŋʈʂuk kø̃pa], referred to as Changzhu Monastery in Chinese) in the Yarlung Valley is the earliest great geomantic temple after the Jokhang and some sources…
The renowned butter sculptures (also known as butter flowers), which originated in Tibet but flourished uniquely at Kumbum Monastery (Ta’er Monastery) in…
Tibetan Black Pottery is one of the most ancient and distinctive traditional crafts of Tibet, reflecting the region’s rich…