Pema Tamang Here is a website created by Pema Tamang introducing the contemporary Tibetan female artist Pekar Monsal, one of the few established female figures of modern Tibetan art. Pekar Monsal advocates for gender equity and the empowerment of Tibetan women. Through numerous examples of Pekar Monsal’s artworks, the author analyses her artistic reflections on specific … [Read more...]
Samye and its Replicas
An Analysis of the Monastery's Changing Architecture and Symbolism from the Tibetan Plateau to Hebei and the West Ben Guggenheim | December 22, 2020 | PDF Tibetan Buddhism is a rich tradition that has continually contributed to the religious, cultural, and political landscape of Inner and East Asia since its being institutionalized more than 1,200 years ago. In recent … [Read more...]
Geographies of Tibetan Sacred Space
Reading Buddhist Monasteries Against Their Landscapes Rose Kuo | December 20, 2020 | Website: ArcGIS StoryMaps Sacred Space This project is inspired by the study of environmental perception advanced by scholars such as Belden C. Lane and Tim Ingold, cited by Federica Venturi in her work on sacred spaces and the Monastery of Sakya (Lane 2001, Ingold 1993, Venturi 2013). … [Read more...]
Gendered Change: The Rise in Status of Female Monastics in the 1980s & 1990s
The sharp increase in opportunities in female monastics to earn higher Buddhist degrees after the Cultural Revolution reveals the reframing of Tibetan modernity through Buddhist morals: Larung Gar, Kala Rongo, Yarchen Gar, and Jangchub Choeling monasteries provide female monastics with the means to obtain Khenmo degrees, signaling a shift in Tibetan Buddhists. Elena Salzmann … [Read more...]
The Great Melody of Illusion, the False Account of a Dream
Representations of Shambhala as Sacred Space, a project by Wan Yii Lee The name of this website (“The Great Melody of Illusion, the False Account of a Dream”, or rMi lam rdzun bshad sgyu ma’i sgra dbyangs chen mo) was the name of the document that contained the earliest datable Tibetan itinerary to Shambhala by Man lung Guru (b. 1239). This itinerary, although written in … [Read more...]
All About Tibetan Script
A website by Whitney Hartstone which provides information about the invention and integration of the unique Tibetan written language into Tibetan society. Tibetan script is different from all other written languages in the region; however, there are evident similarities between Tibetan characters and the lettering style of other surrounding countries, like Kashmir and Nepal. … [Read more...]
Torma
Object biography by Dakshina Chetti, view full bio HERE, (excerpt below). Torma, coming from gtor-ba meaning to "cast away, break up, or scatter”, is the singular form for the flour and butter sculptures ritual cakes made as offerings in Tibetan Buddhist ceremonies. Although a staple benefaction in the religious proceedings of the Tibetan peoples, the Torma possesses … [Read more...]
Tibet Art in NYC
A website 'Tibetan Art in NYC' serves to introduce various places to experience Tibetan art in New York, relevant news articles, and notable modern art pieces. By Jamie Kang. … [Read more...]
Lhasa’s Urban Form Through Imagery and Art
A slideshow by Larson Holt. … [Read more...]
Artistic Influences in Tibetan Buddhism
A website by Edward Ward. Visit the site HERE. … [Read more...]
To Build a Buddha
Adrian Garza The phrase “thangka painting” is used often to describe Buddhist and traditional Tibetan art, but the word thangka is actually much broader, and used to encompass anything from a simple painting to a complex three-dimensional piece of art. Generally, it includes the original painted or embroidered picture, mounted on some textile, and framed with anything from … [Read more...]
A Beginner’s Guide to Tibetan Art
Creation of the website: A Beginner's Guide to Tibetan Art This website is designed to help students better understand Tibetan Art as they encounter works of art in class and on field trips such as to the Rubin Museum of Art. By understanding what different Tibetan symbols represent and what went into the creation of the work, my hope is for students to gain a better … [Read more...]
Phurba with three faces of Vajrakila Buddha
by Ryan Hudson "Vajrakilaya, or kīla, means something sharp, and something that pierces – a dagger. A dagger that is so sharp it can pierce anything, while at the same time nothing can pierce it. That is the quality. This sharp and piercing energy is what is used to practice and out of the many infinite, endless Vajrayana methods this happens to be one of most important … [Read more...]