Our Journal

2017

LAPTSE

Thousands of white papers flutter in the air and land like snowfall on the celebrated hill, one of Ritoma’s four sacred peaks. They are printed wit...

2017

THARTSANG TSO

Thartsang Tso is a sacred lake near Labrang where people make offerings on auspicious dates.

2017

SAGADAWA 2017

Sagadawa is the full moon of the 4th month of the lunar calendar. This is the day that the Buddha was born, gained enlightenment and passed away.

2017

GIVING & YAKS

Giving is a core value in Tibetan Buddhism. One can give material gifts, but also less tangible, more powerful offerings like love, time, or dedica...

2017

TSA-TSAS

Tsa-tsas are a form of Buddhist art that has flourished for centuries across the Tibetan Plateau, throughout the Himalayas, and beyond, as far as M...

2017

BLUE CAMELS

In Amdo, everyone uses the Lan tou, or Blue Camel in Chinese. A blue three wheeler pickup truck, it has become the most popular form of transport i...

2017

JOMA ROOT

Joma is a high protein, bulbous root that grows in clumps in the rich, black soil of the pasture.

2016

FIRE OFFERINGS

Several times a year monks from the monastery in Ritoma are invited to Norlha to conduct rituals. These vary according to need; usually, a divinati...

2016

TIBETAN TRAVEL GEAR

Before roads, cars and trucks, and in spite of its remoteness, Tibet was very much a land of travel.