Saga Dawa Festival: The Most Sacred Month in Tibetan Buddhism Saga Dawa is the Tibetan name for the fourth month of the Tibetan lunar calendar. In Tibetan Buddhism, this month is considered the most auspicious time of the entire year. It is deeply connected to the life and enlightenment of Buddha Shakyamuni, making it a...Read More
Princess Bhrikuti Devi: The Nepalese Queen in Early Tibetan History Princess Bhrikuti Devi (Sanskrit: भृकुटी देवी), known in Tibetan sources as Bal-mo-bza’ Khri-btsun or Bhelsa Tritsun, was a 7th-century Nepalese princess of the Licchavi dynasty. She became one of the queens of Songtsän Gampo, the first emperor of a unified Tibet. Her story appears in...Read More
Princess Wencheng, the fourth wife of Songtsen Gampo has very harsh life. Historically, too many people have had extremely tragic fates, especially those born into the royal family. As a member of the royal family, from birth is doomed to a great responsibility, the emperors want to think for the national community, and some even...Read More
Etwas ausserhalb der Stadt besuchen wir zuerst das Kloster Drepung, was “Reishaufen” bedeutet. Wir starten mit einem Weihrauch-Ritual. Vor 50 Jahren lebten hier noch 10’000 Mönche, heute sind es 500. Es ist Teil der Schule der Gelbmützen, der Gelugpa. Es war das grösste Kloster Tibets, 1416 gegründet. Mit den Klöstern Sera und Ganden gehörte Drepung...Read More
