#tibetan shrine room

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photo: David Castenson

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a friend of a friend is organizing a petition to reclaim stolen Himalayan art from museums:

To our allies, scholars of Tibet, and those who support Tibetans: We call on you to stand with us.

WE CALL FOR THE RUBIN MUSEUM TO:

Invest money into living Tibetan and Himalayan artists and communities, who often struggle to make livings from their work.

Give objects back. Enter a genuine repatriation process with Tibetan and Himalayan communities. Return The Shrine Room to community spaces stewarded by Tibetan and Himalayan peoples such as monasteries, regional associations, and arts institutes.

Words of support in the form of voice recordings/notes also accepted if preferred. Please email your recordings at ourancestorssayno@protonmail.com

please sign and share!

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The Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room

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The Potala Palace - Tibet

The Potala Palace, the former residence of many Dalai Lamas

The Potala Palace is a UNESCO World Heritage site that once served as the primary residence of the Dalai Lamas until the 14th Dalai Lama. Nestled in the heart of Lhasa, the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region, China, this remarkable palace derives its name from Mount Potala, believed to be the mythical abode of bodhisattva Chenresi (Avalokitesvara). For generations, the Potala Palace played a central role in Tibetan Buddhism, housing numerous Dalai Lamas. This awe-inspiring structure rises 300 meters above the Lhasa Valley, perched atop Marpo Ri hill, making it one of Tibet's most monumental landmarks. Stretching approximately 400 meters east to west and 350 meters north to south, the palace features a 3-meter-thick base and a copper foundation to guard against earthquakes. Comprising thirteen stories, it boasts over 1,000 rooms, 20,000 statues (including several significant Buddha statues), and 10,000 shrines. Read more at:

The Potala Palace, the former residence of many Dalai Lamas

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Rubin Museum of Art - Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room

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Explore Dehradun: Top Tourist Places and Luxury Stays

Dehradun, the capital city of   uttarakhand luxury resorts , is a treasure trove of natural beauty, historical landmarks, and serene retreats. It is an ideal destination for families, couples, and solo travelers looking to explore the rich culture and stunning landscapes of northern India. Enhance your Dehradun experience by staying at some of the best luxury resorts in the region. Here’s a guide to the top tourist places in Dehradun and where to stay.

Top Tourist Places in Dehradun

Robber's Cave (Guchhupani)

Description: A natural cave formation with a river running through it, perfect for picnics and exploring.

Highlights: Enjoy wading through the cold stream, exploring the narrow gorge, and the waterfall at the end of the cave.

Sahastradhara

Description: Known for its thousand-fold spring, this area is famous for its therapeutic sulphur water springs.

Highlights: Bath in the mineral-rich water, enjoy the picturesque views, and visit the nearby caves.

Malsi Deer Park

Description: A zoological garden located at the base of the Shivalik range, ideal for a family outing.

Highlights: Spot deer, peacocks, and a variety of birds, and enjoy the lush greenery and picnic areas.

Forest Research Institute (FRI)

Description: An iconic institution known for its Greco-Roman architecture and extensive research in forestry.

Highlights: Explore the museum showcasing different aspects of forestry, take a walk through the beautiful campus, and admire the grand architecture.

Tapkeshwar Temple

Description: A popular cave temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, located on the banks of the Asan River.

Highlights: Witness the naturally dripping water over the Shiva Lingam, and explore the serene surroundings and nearby sulphur springs.

Mindrolling Monastery

Description: One of the largest Buddhist centers in India, established in 1965 by the Tibetan community in exile.

Highlights: Admire the 60-meter tall statue of Buddha, visit the beautifully decorated shrine rooms, and enjoy the peaceful ambiance of the gardens.

Clock Tower

Description: A historical landmark and one of Dehradun's most recognizable structures.

Highlights: Visit the six-faced clock tower, explore the surrounding markets, and experience the hustle and bustle of the city center.

Lacchiwalla

Description: A popular picnic spot with lush greenery, man-made lakes, and walking trails.

Highlights: Enjoy boating, take a dip in the shallow streams, and relax amidst the natural beauty.

Tapovan

Description: A spiritual and peaceful place, known for its ashrams and scenic views.

Highlights: Engage in meditation and yoga, walk along the tranquil pathways, and visit the Tapovan Temple.

Kempty Falls (near Dehradun)

Description: Located a short drive from Dehradun, this stunning waterfall is a major attraction for tourists.

Highlights: Take a refreshing bath under the falls, enjoy the surrounding greenery, and have a picnic by the water.

Where to Stay

Crestmont Ataraxia Dehradun Resort

Location: Dehradun

Crestmont Ataraxia Dehradun Resort is a luxurious retreat set amidst the tranquil landscapes of Dehradun. It offers a perfect blend of modern amenities and natural beauty, making it an ideal choice for travelers seeking comfort and relaxation.

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“Deep in my heart, I do believe/We shall overcome...”  Nari Ward’s “Shoelace Art” was at the Rubin Museum, in Chelsea.  Although this artwork pays homage to the civil rights marches, the museum is mostly dedicated to the Himalayan region.  The Rubin is a favorite of mine.  I especially appreciate their Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room.  The healing sights and sounds of this peaceful oasis can now be experienced on You Tube.  “2 hours of chanting in a Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room for meditation and concentration...”  (Photo of “Shoelace Art” taken on October 18, 2019)  (Photo of the Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room taken on January 31, 2020)

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The Sakya Monastary holiday sale is Sunday, December 2, and worth checking out if you are into Tibetan crafts and artifacts.

At noon is one of the rare tours of the Shrine Room.  This is the one of the only times that non-Temple members can see this space.  This room is where the floor repair was courtesy of Bernardo Bertolucci and the film crew for Little Buddha.  They filmed in the Shrine Room for that movie, while it was being built into what you see today.  

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Atmosphere of a Tibetan monastery .... Tharlam Monastery shrine room at break, light filtered by incense, with western Tibetan Buddhist student from South Africa reading, Bodhisattva Vows day, Sakya Lamdre, Boudhanath, Kathmandu, Nepal by Wonderlane

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anyone else’s airbnb have a tibetan buddist shrine and a portrait with blood dripping down in the same room or nah

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Thangtong Gyalpo: Mahasiddha and Builder of Bridges

Thangtong Gyalpo: Mahasiddha and Builder of Bridges

“Visualize in front of you a vajra made of meteoric iron. At its center is Thangtong Gyalpo, 900 years old, very beautiful, with red rosy cheeks, dark red, healthy, with a big belly and muscles. But to symbolize the nonduality of youth and age he should have white hair, mustache and beard, a long white beard. He is the one who built Tibet’s bridges and also created the Tibetan operas that we know.”

— Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche

The 14th-century mahasiddha Thangtong Gyalpo was a busy man. His status in Tibetan and Bhutanese culture is unparalleled: He was a master of the highest Vajrayana teachings, in addition to displaying unparalleled skill as an architect, blacksmith, civil engineer, artist, writer of operas, and dispeller of epidemics. He is both a legend and a historical figure. Some records say that he was born in 1385 and instantly attained the age of 60 years. Most sources agree that he died when he was 125, having perfected secrets of longevity that practitioners can attain through supplication and prayer.

Rinpoche said in a recent teaching that Thangtong Gyalpo lived to be 900 years old, “but this 900 years old is very relative. Thangtong Gyalpo, depicted as an old man, with a white beard, nice white hair, really big, muscle-y, not frail — all of this has tendrel. Being a healthy old man brings the meaning of long life.  The white beard means wise. So by visualizing, praying, and supplicating, it creates this tendrel for the practitioner to receive this blessing of longevity.”

Born in Ölpa Lhartse in upper Tsang, Tibet, the historical figure Thangtong was a unique mahasiddha both because of his tremendous realization and his engineering accomplishments. He established incredible engineering marvels under challenging circumstances and over difficult terrain. Imagine a larger-than-life man like John Henry (an American legend who made railway tunnels through mountains with his hammer and huge forearms faster than steam-powered machines) combined with the wisdom of Padmasambhava, sitting astride a horse that he’d ride into shrine rooms. He became known as “the madman of the empty land.” In some Tibetan texts, he is reported to have been seen feasting just as easily on a long-dead and rotting horse as on delicacies.

It was because of his madman looks that one ferryman refused him passage across water to a holy site, and from this experience Thangtong Gyalpo had a vision of iron-chain suspension bridges that any pilgrim could cross.  To build such a bridge, he would need to learn metallurgy to create durable links, study engineering to span unpredictable rivers and deep gorges, and raise funds to buy the iron ore and pay for labor.

Thangtong Gyalpo developed a method of smelting iron to create enormous chain links that remain untarnished to this day. Many of the 58 suspension bridges that he built are still in use in Bhutan and Tibet. He opened the route through the land of Kongpo aborigines,  where he obtained iron for his bridges and rights of passage for Tibetan pilgrims to visit the holy places in Tsari to the southeast of Dakpo, near the Indian border. Many practitioners pray to him when they are seeking strength and connections. He also designed and built many large and unusual stupas across Tibet and Bhutan, including the great Kumbum Chörten at Chung Riwoche, and established Gongchen, a Sakya monastery in Derge.

It is said that Thangtong Gyalpo used his skills as a performing artist to raise money for his projects. He established Tibet’s first dharma theater troupe, which performed operas, recited mantras, and told stories that were meant to subdue demons and teach sentient beings . Today, Bu chen (“Great Sons”) performers in Tibet consider Thangtong Gyalpo the founder of Tibetan opera. They often perform a sword dance that ends with breaking a stone to reenact Thangtong Gyalpo’s triumph over an epidemic-causing demon. After flying to Lhasa on a white-tailed eagle, he trapped the demon inside a stone that he carried into the marketplace and split open with a rock shaped like a ritual dagger.

Thangtong Gyalpo’s ability to eradicate sickness is also part of his legend. His prayers are considered to be effective against myriad adverse circumstances.  Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche writes that Thangtong Gyalpo’s Refuge Prayer is one of the most powerful. “The Outer, Inner, and Secret Refuge Practice of the Mahasiddha Thangtong Gyalpo prayer is very helpful. I do it all the time, day and night, whenever there’s a need. It was given directly to Thangtong Gyalpo’s teacher by Avalokiteshvara himself for Thangtong Gyalpo to spread… I’ve given it to a few people to do, to transform their life circumstances and different difficulties and patterns, and it seems like it really has worked wonderfull

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Art in Practice: Encountering the Buddha with the Philip Glass Ensemble

Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art Immerse yourself in the hypnotic music of composer Philip Glass while exploring artworks from the exhibition Encountering the Buddha: Art and Practice Across Asia at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art. With Glass’s mesmerizing music as the soundtrack, the film takes a contemplative look at Buddhist sculptures and paintings as well as the complete Tibetan shrine room at the heart of the exhibition. In an interview made for this film, Glass explores the many ways his music has been inspired by Buddhism and Tibetan culture. The Philip Glass Ensemble performs excerpts from several of his signature works, all filmed recently in New York for this project.

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Giu Mummy of Lahaul-Spiti. It's 500 years old and the teeth are still prominent!!

When you drive from Nako to Tabo, you cross a bridge over the Spiti River after Sumdo and take a detour of about 7 km to reach a small hamlet called Giu. This is an almost isolated habitation with no other village in view, but what makes it famous is over 500-years-old mummy of a Buddhist monk. On a small hillock just on the outskirts of the village in a small room, inside a glass cabin, lies the mummy of an old monk. The nails, teeth and hair of the mummy appear as if of a living person. There are many theories about how this monk’s body has remained in this state without decay and without the use of any chemicals for preservation. Apparently his body got buried beneath a glacier during an avalanche and remained there for hundreds of years till ITBP (Indo Tibetan Border Police) personnel found it during some road clearance project. It was then brought to Giu and placed here, and a small shrine was built around it. Another theory claims that the yogic posture in which the monk sits can self preserve the body. Whatever the case be, it is no less than a wonder to witness that how a human body has preserved itself for so many years without any decay or chemicals. When I visited, a new big temple was being built next to the existing shrine.

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Stay Luxury Resort in Dharmshala

Nature Bloom- Dharmshala

Surrounded by Cedar forests, Dharmshala is a poise and beautiful city reposing in Himachal Pradesh. The place is a home to Tibetan exiles and an ideal destination for peace seekers. The unblemished immaculate blue sky above your head and verdant valleys down your feet is something that provides calmness and piousness to one's soul and mind. Dharmshala is a secular city promoting peace and tranquility and achieves a huge amount of tourism every year. Dharmshala is the most attractive hill station in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.

Mark your presence in the most luxury resort of Dharmshala

Dharmshala is the best place to plan your vacation amidst the relentlessly tweeting birds, alluring beauty of flowers and care-freely grooving trees with our best luxury resort in Dharmshala.  Our resort helps you to get connected by the nature and the wildlife by providing a green and eco-friendly surrounding. We strive to make your connection with the nature and the earth more stronger than usual.

The versatility of the destination lies in the recreational activities provided, and Nature Bloom is all about providing the connection of nature to its esteemed guests by indulging them in different activities. From a warm and cordial welcome to accommodating in a luxury and capacious room, Nature Bloom is the best luxury resort in Dharmshala. The place is all surrounded by melancholy of nature and its belonging like melodious voice of birds, beautiful trail of green trees and sparkling steep drops of river.

Experience the blooming nature

Nature Bloom is all set to help you lead a cheerful and calm vacation away from all your jostling schedule. The view around the hotel is mesmerising and capable enough to provide calm and peace to rejuvenate your mind and soul. Nature Bloom is nestled amidst the poise and calm providing view like sparkling running waterfall, meldious chirping of birds, verdants and its trail all along your way.

We provide many recreational activities with having the impeccable and golden hues  emanating sun above your head and fresh, foggy and hydrating grass below your feet while you enjoy the outdoor activities like fishing, rock climbing, trekking, paragliding and swimming. These activities are proven to be refreshing and rejuvenating for your mind and soul and would lead to calmness in one's behaviour. The most valuable stay to rely your vacation upon is the Nature Bloom as we provide the best and impeccable services by our indefatigable staff members who are ever present to cater your needs.

Reserve your stay at Nature Bloom

If you are planning to spend your vacation in Dharmshala, give us a chance to provide you with the best. Waking up to the blooming nature is like a reverie coming true as waterfalls, chirping of birds and green trails are not something usual in city! But with Nature Bloom you can enjoy the melancholy of nature and exuberant experiences Dharmshala upholds.

Surrounded by green pine trees Nature Bloom hotel and resort will help you lead a peaceful yet luxurious vacation. If you are looking for luxury hotels and resorts in Dharmshala then Nature Bloom is an ideal stay option as the place incorporates 1 BHK Cottage, 2 BHK Cottage, Deluxe Room, Exe. Suite Room, Family Suite Room all endowed with facilities like a fully furnished drawing room, in built bathroom incorporating all the modern facilities, tea maker so that you can enjoy your leisure time with your loved one by sipping a cup of tea in the attached balcony that opens to the alluring and eye grabbing beauty of Dhauladhar Mountains. The room and the drawing rooms are fully furnished with handcrafted furnitures embellishing the beauty of the resort and hotel.

Must visit places near Nature Bloom

Bajreshwari Temple

One of the 51 shaktipeeths resides here in the form of Pindi as Goddess Bajreshwari. It is said that the temple was built  by the Pandvas during their exile back in at the time of Mahabharatha. The temple is reposing in the Kangra District of the Indian state Himachal Pradesh. The temple provides piousness and calmness to the mind and eventually to the body.

Baijnath Shiv Temple

Locating just 25 kilometres away from the resort Nature Bloom resides a revered shrine of Lord Shiva. The temple is nestled amongst the scenic view of mountain and alluring gardens. A single visit to the temple brings peace to mind and body.

Triund Trek

Beneath the mighty Dhauladhar ranges, is a scenic trail in Dharmshala away from hassle of city providing peace to mind and an adventurous trail to adventure seekers. Due to heavy snow the trek is almost close during the months of January and February but the rest of the months experience a panormic view alongside the mountains and verdant  valleys.

Chamunda Temple

One of the renowed holy shrines of Hindus, Chamunda Devi Temple is a revered shrine in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh. Also fabled as Chamunda Nandikeshwar Dham, this holy shrine is dedicated to goddess Durga and her mighty Shakti.

Kangra Fort

One of the most attractive part of the Kangra Fort is its ruins which make it a distinctive destination. Overlooking the Manjhi river and Ban Ganga river nestled ruins of Kangra Fort in the Kangra Valley.

McLeodganj

This place is fabled as one of the most attractive places in  the world adn attracts a huge amount of tourism every year. The place promotes diversity and secularism as people practising different cultures can be found in the destination. McLeodganj is an ideal destination for peace seekers and uphold so many other attractive destinations to pay a visit at like Bhagsu Nag Temple has its own importance to be talked of.

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