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Tibetan Eye Candy

hortense — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:55:06 -0800

Thangkas! what is a thangka? Look it up in this Encyclopedia of Buddhism pdf then take a tour in Darumsala with Werner Herzog

via Ursi's excellent blog

By: hortense

hortense — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:56:12 -0800

The photo gallery in the first link is very nice.

By: homunculus

homunculus — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 23:06:15 -0800

The Life of Buddha and the Art of Narration in Buddhist Thangka Paintings

By: UbuRoivas

UbuRoivas — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 23:22:46 -0800

Thangkas on Buddhanet. (also, Dharamsala)

By: zippy

zippy — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 23:36:34 -0800

Thangkas for the memories.

By: Abiezer

Abiezer — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 01:03:59 -0800

The Circle of Bliss - Buddhist meditational art at the Huntington Archive. How blessed to have this human body that I may hear the marvellous Dharma! Also rather convenient to have this Internet connection so I can see some very nice related artwork too :)

By: Justinian

Justinian — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 05:08:43 -0800

Werner Herzog is my hero. After being shot during an interview and being asked if they should leave: "It was not a significant bullet. I am not afraid." I approve of any post that involves Herzog in any way.

By: saulgoodman

saulgoodman — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 07:05:51 -0800

thanks hortense!

By: nickyskye

nickyskye — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:06:41 -0800

Beautiful post hortense. Those contemporary thangkas are particularly lovely. Dashing to work, no time to do anything but skim just now and really looking forward to a better look tonight. The name of the town in India was phonetically spelled as Darumsala (that's how it's pronounced) but the spelling is either Dharmsala or Dharamsala, which means spiritual refuge, a rest house. Steps of painting a thangka. More. Always found the pre-paint grids quite fascinating and beautiful.

By: shmegegge

shmegegge — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:49:34 -0800

I saw this documentary by Herzog, Wheel of Time, that was linked in the post years ago in nyc at the film forum. It was spectacular, and I highly recommend anyone go see it, at least on dvd if it's not screening anywhere near you. Really beautiful. My favorite line, about one of the Dali Lama's bodyguards remaining in the prayer room hours after the Dali had left, when only a handful of german buddhists in track suits were left praying, was "I began to feel sorry for him, guarding nothing from nobody."