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Project / Collection Lama Mani: the texts and narrative thangkas of India’s exiled Tibetan storytellers Place Tibet, China Level [40] File

1. EAP1016/3/1/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1016/3/1/3
Title:
A photocopy of a letter of recommendation for Buchen Gyurme [Late 20th century-Early 21st century]
Scope & Content:
A photocopy of a letter of recommendation for Buchen Gyurme (Wylie ’Gyur med) from the Department of Religion and Culture, Central Tibetan Administration of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. It explains that Buchen Gyurme came from Shelkar (Dingri) in Tibet and travelled widely in Tibet, performing a...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tibetan
Date Range:
Late 20th century-Early 21st century
Extent:
1 TIFF images

2. EAP1016/5/2/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1016/5/2/3
Title:
A thangka illustrating the story of Avalokiteśvara [Early 20th century]
Scope & Content:
A thangka illustrating the story of Avalokiteśvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, known to Tibetans as Chenrezig (Wylie spyan ras gzigs). The painting shows a few simple scenes of the killing of animals as well as a small scene depicting hell and the judgment of the dead in the bottom left corn...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Early 20th century
Extent:
15 TIFF images

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