Interviews with Tibetan Craftsmen – Thangka
Norbulingka has been training artisans in traditional crafts since 1995, giving new purpose and employment to many young Tibetans in exile. We interviewed a…
Lhabab Duchen
In Tibetan, Lhabab Duchen means ‘Festival of the Descent from Heaven’. At the age of 41, the Buddha ascended to the Trayastrimsa heaven to…
Interviews with Traditional Craftsmen
Norbulingka has been training artisans in traditional crafts since 1995, giving new purpose and employment to many young Tibetans in exile. We interviewed a…
Master Woodcarver
Choe Phuntsok (1923-2005) Choe Phuntsok was born in Ngamring, Tibet in the year 1923. He spent his early years on his family farm and…
Master Thangka Painter
Temba Chöphel (1959-2007) Temba Chophel was born in Lhasa in January 1959, two months before the Tibetan uprising, and the absorption of Tibet into…
Dharma Accessories
In Tibet, concern for the next life comes first, and much is invested in the spiritual. Until recently, all art work was spiritual in…
Chokhor Duchen
Chokhor Duchen, celebrated on the fourth day of the sixth Tibetan month is one of four major Buddhist holidays. It marks the Buddha’s first…
Appliqued Thangka at Norbulingka
Applique is an ancient art from Central Asia. The earliest examples, found in Hun tombs, were felt decorative and utilitarian objects. Later dated pieces,…
Message from Norbulingka
Sagadawa is coming soon. It marks the Buddha’s birthday and is the holiest day of the year, falling on the 15thof the 4th month…
Birds & Fish of Norbulingka
Norbulingka’s lush gardens teem with bird life. Originally terraced fields that grew wheat in winter and rice in summer, they were bordered with an…