དཔལ་སྤུངས་ཆོས་འཁོར་གླིང་།
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Introduction
Palpung Gonpa (Ch: Babang Si 八邦寺) is located in a township of the same name, in Dege County in western Sichuan Province. The monastery complex is dominated by a four-story main temple, or chölhakhang set on a rocky … [Read more...] about Built Heritage on the Eastern Tibetan plateau–
conservation
Conservation of Built Heritage on the Eastern Tibetan plateau:
Overview and Introduction
This is the first of a series of posts about repair and conservation in Kham.
Traditional Tibetan architecture is beautiful and impressive and adds immeasurably to Tibet’s landscape. Solidly built temples and their uniquely Tibetan embellishments express Tibetans’ enduring faith and rich … [Read more...] about Conservation of Built Heritage on the Eastern Tibetan plateau:
Overview and Introduction
Sacred Art of the Derge Printing House
Information in this post is drawn from published sources and Kham Aid Foundation archives. Background For nearly three centuries, the Derge Parkhang, or Printing House, (Tib: སྡེ་དགེ་པར་ཁང། Ch: Dege yinjing yuan 德格印经院) has served as a repository of Tibetan literary and religious culture like no … [Read more...] about Sacred Art of the Derge Printing House