Jêdêxoi Bangdian: The Work behind a Striped Apron
On the south bank of the Yarlung Tsangpo, Jêdêxoi’s woollen aprons connect coloured stripes with spinning, dyeing, weaving and family teaching.
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Yumbulagang: A Tower above the Yarlung Fields
On Tashi Tsiri hill above the Yarlung fields, Yumbulagang’s tower-like main building, golden roof and murals tie its architecture to local memory.
Three Views of Yamdrok: Pass, Peninsula and Branching Water
Kambala, Ritu monastery and Lurila reveal different relationships between Yamdrok’s water, projecting land and mountain horizons.
Yamdrok’s Shore: Where the Landscape Needs Care
The meeting of water and land at Yamdrok connects the lake’s irregular geography with practical questions of waste, water use and habitat protection.
At Tradruk, Pearls Draw an Image
Tradruk’s pearl thangka turns the line of a religious image into an arrangement of small objects, adding another material to the world of Tibetan scroll art.
Samye: A Monastery Planned as a World
At Samye in Dranang, a central hall, surrounding chapels and a circular enclosure translate a Buddhist vision of the cosmos into architecture.
The Royal Tombs at Qonggyai: Reading a Landscape of Memory
South of the Qonggyai River, tomb mounds, stone monuments and a changing programme of conservation preserve a landscape associated with the Tibetan Empire.
Chimpu: Retreat Spaces on a Mountain Slope
Above the Samye area, Chimpu’s caves, rock carvings and commemorative structures place religious practice within the folds of a mountainside.
Mindrolling Incense: Preparing Materials in Dranang
Mindrolling’s incense tradition connects the recognition and preparation of ingredients with grinding, hand-forming, drying and workshop teaching.
Lhamo Latso: A Small Lake with a Large Religious History
In Gyaca, Lhamo Latso’s connection with Chökhor Gyal monastery places a mountain lake within a history of retreat and religious belief.
From Lhodrak to Menri: Landscape behind the Sacred Figure
The painter Menla Dondrup’s connection with northern Lhodrak opens a story of training, travel and the changing role of landscape in Tibetan painting.