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  • Tibetan pilgrim with prayer wheel at Potala Palace, Lhasa
  • Tibetan pilgrim at Potala Palace, Lhasa
  • Mother and child outside the Potala Palace, Lhasa
  • Girl brushing her hair at the Dickey Orphanage, Lhasa
  • Young Buddhist monk at the Potala Palace, Lhasa
  • Pilgrim performing prostrations on Barkhor Street, the oldest street in Lhasa
  • Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet is the former residence of the Dalai Lama.
  • The Jokhang Temple in Lhasa is a destination for many pilgrims, who come to see the the Jowo Shakyamuni Buddha statue — the most venerated object in Tibetan Buddhism.
  • Many of Jokhang's holy statues were destroyed during the "cultural revolution" but have since been reconstructed, often using broken pieces of the original.
  • Prayer wheels outside Potala Palace, Lhasa
  • Charles Annenberg Weingarten with boys at the Dickey Orphanage, Lhasa
  • The name Potala probably derives from Mt. Potala, the mythological mountain home of the Bodhisattva Chenresi.
  • Monk carrying water outside Jokhang Temple, Lhasa
  • Interior room in Potala Palace. In all, there are 1,000 rooms with over 130,000 square meters of interior space.
  • Each spin of a prayer wheel equals a recitation of the mantra inscribed on it.
  • Pilgrim performing prostrations, Lhasa
  • Girl at the Dickey Orphanage, Lhasa
  • Pilgrims often walk for months — sometimes by prostration — to reach Lhasa. When they arrive at the palace, they worship at its many chapels, visit its 10,000 shrines, and make offerings of yak butter.
  • Potala Palace is at 12,000 feet above sea level, surrounded by transcendent mountains, lakes, and snow.
  • Open plaza at Potala Palace, Lhasa
  • Entrance to Potala Palace
  • Door handle, Potala Palace, Lhasa
  • Potala Palace, Lhasa
  • Barkhor Street is a circular street that surrounds Lhasa's Jokhang Temple.
  • Outside Jokhang Temple, Lhasa
  • Courtyard on Barkhor Street, Lhasa
  • Children on Barkhor Street, Lhasa
  • The Jokhang temple is four stories high, with roof tiles of gilded bronze. It was originally built in the style of the Indian vihara, but when extended later became a blend of Nepalese and Tang Dynasty styles.
  • Courtyard on Barkhor Street, in Lhasa
  • Volunteers at the Dickey Orphanage, Lhasa

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Tibet: Culture, Vol. 1

Album Description:

Tibet has a unique cultural heritage that for years was relatively hidden to the Western world and preserved from outside influences, due to the remoteness and inaccessibility of the Himalayan region. Tibetan art, music, and literature are all strongly influenced by religion — both Mahayana and Tantric Buddhism and the shamanistic Bön religion of its indigenous people.

Tibet
Tibet
Location:
Lhasa
Date:
April 2006
Grants Awarded:
12K Foundation ($25,000)
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