NEPAL | Sunday, 10 Nov 2013 | Photo Gallery
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Sankhuyogini
Vajrayogini is associated with the founding of the Kathmandu Valley. According to a number of legends, there was a large lake here in primordial times where the buddhas and bodhisattvas would come to meditate.... Read more >
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Kathmandu Buddhist Shrines, Caityas and Temples
Buddhist Kathmandu is built in the shape of an ancient sword, like the one the Bodhisattva Manjushri wields. Manjushri is the patron bodhisattva of the Kathmandu Valley as he was the one ... Read more >
NEPAL | Sunday, 10 Nov 2013 | Views [5145]
Patan Sacred Sites
We started the day’s exploration of Buddhist goddess sites a bit outside of Patan City proper in Chabagaun.The Vajravahari temple at Chabagaun is locally called Duetcho, which is an indication of some of the confusion that ... Read more >
NEPAL | Saturday, 9 Nov 2013 | Views [1499]
Nuwakot and Yeshe Tsogyal Chaitya
We, (the driver. Manish my guide and Tribhuvan University Buddhist Studies colleague, and I) left fairly early in the morning as we weren’t sure if we could take a shortcut from Tanahue to Nuwakot ... Read more >
NEPAL | Saturday, 9 Nov 2013 | Views [2839]
Chhabdi (Chhapti) Bahari near Tanahue, Pokara Region
Chhabdi Barahi is the worship and pilgrimage site of a fish headed goddess that made herself known about two hundred years ago. At that time the locals used to fish in a small pond ... Read more >
NEPAL | Tuesday, 5 Nov 2013 | Views [963]
Kathmandu and Tihar Festival
I arrived in Kathmandu from Chengdu after a wonderful flight over the Tibetan Himalayas. The clouds skirted the snow-covered mountain peaks, creating a fluffy blanket on the valleys. Mt Everest, the goddess ... Read more >
NEPAL | Tuesday, 5 Nov 2013 | Photo Gallery
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CHINA | Monday, 4 Nov 2013 | Views [3924] | Comments [1]
Chinese Rock Art: Longmen & Dazu Caves
There are four main rock art sites in China, Dunhuang in the desert along the old Silk Road, Yungang in the North East, Longmen near the ancient Tang capital Luoyang, and the Dazu Caves scattered ... Read more >
CHINA | Monday, 4 Nov 2013 | Views [11588]
General Impressions from Western Chinese cities: Kunming, Xi’an, Chongqing and Chengdu
The last couple of weeks in China were a whirlwind of activity between lectures and meeting many wonderful people, so much so that there ... Read more >
CHINA | Thursday, 31 Oct 2013 | Photo Gallery
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CHINA | Sunday, 27 Oct 2013 | Photo Gallery
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CHINA | Wednesday, 23 Oct 2013 | Photo Gallery
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Yuantong Temple, Kunming
The first temple on the Yuantong Temple site was founded during the Nanzhao Period, which was during the Tang Dynasty from about 738-902. It has been reconstructed a number of times, the latest being just a ... Read more >
CHINA | Sunday, 20 Oct 2013 | Views [1221]
Jiuxiang Caves
The caves, about 75 km to the east from Kunming, are part of a larger area, the Jiuxiang Scenic Area. Unfortunately, given the rain, I was unable to explore the sections beyond the caves, including the Buddhist cliff drawings ... Read more >
CHINA | Sunday, 20 Oct 2013 | Views [997]
Dali
I didn’t have near enough time to explore the Dali region, as I should have had to do it justice. Within the day and a half there, I did manage to walk around the Old Town, get up the mountain, Cangshan, and to the Three Pagodas ... Read more >
CHINA | Sunday, 20 Oct 2013 | Photo Gallery
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CHINA | Tuesday, 15 Oct 2013 | Photo Gallery
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CHINA | Monday, 14 Oct 2013 | Views [1383]
Lijiang
My first introduction to Lijiang Old Town was during the National Holiday week, when the town was packed with tourists. I had thought it would be better after most people had gone back to work, but it was still crowded ... Read more >
CHINA | Sunday, 13 Oct 2013 | Photo Gallery
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Addendum to Lugu Lake:
Finally met someone who spoke English and who could help me understand the Musuo culture a bit more. Sadama is 24 and works in the central Tourist Office for Lugu Lake Town. She learned English from German filmcrews ... Read more >
CHINA | Monday, 7 Oct 2013 | Views [3090]
Lugu Lake
Lugu Lake is among the most beautiful places in China. It borders both Yunnan and Sichuan provinces surrounded by mountains. There are a number of minority cultures that have kept their traditions alive in the region, of which the Musuo ... Read more >
CHINA | Monday, 7 Oct 2013 | Photo Gallery
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