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Tabo Monastery: Himalayan Setting and Meditation Caves

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Sept 6th, Tabo Village, the Spiti adventure continues... Tabo Village, where Tabo Monastery is nestled in Spiti Valley unlike other Buddhist monasteries that were built as fortress-like compounds on hilltops Well, here we are in Tabo! The ... Read More

Key Kye Kee Ki Monastery and the Fine Art of Imprecision

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September 5th - Spiti adventure continues... Key, Kye, Kee, Ki Monastery, Spiti Spelling is a flexible art in ... Read More

Dhangkar and Lhalung Monasteries in Spiti

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Dhangkar Monastery is seen on the ridge in the upper right. It consists of multi-storeyed buildings perched together, containing five different devotional halls. September 4th Our first day out to photograph was at Dhangkhar and Lhalung ... Read More

Vandana’s Guest House and PBJ

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I always marvel when I travel that it isn't all that difficult to change one's reality. Here I am! India! Landed three days ago. United Airlines, Newark to Delhi direct, I highly recommend it. Smooth flight, quiet fellow passengers, seats have ... Read More

Bodhgaya & Terrorism

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Statue of Buddha inside the Mahabodhi Temple, Bodhgaya, India Bodhgaya and terrorism. I would never have put these two concepts together. That is, not until I heard about the bombings that occurred just a little over a week ago at this venerable ... Read More

Green Light GO on India Reseach and Visa

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It's been a flurry of paperwork, and orientation, reading guides, asking questions, learning protocols and so forth, to move on to the next step of clearance by the Indian Consulate for Fulbright research and visa. What a lesson in following ... Read More

The Great Translator Rinchen Zangpo

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I'm currently reading David Snellgrove's "Indo-Tibetan Buddhism: Indian Buddhists & Their Tibetan Successors." It concentrates on the tantric period of Buddhist theory and practice, from the 8th to the 13th centuries. ... Read More

Tips for Artists: How to Get a Fulbright Scholar Fellowship

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This post is to pay it forward! I'm so grateful for the help that I've received from others. A few years ago, I didn't even know artists could ... Read More

Himalayas / hi-MAAL-yah

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Learn something new every day. The correct pronunciation for Himalaya is "hi-MAAL-yah." Mountains and the Indus River Valley as seen from Alchi Monastery circumambulatory, Himalayas. I look forward to going there later this year to conduct ... Read More