Monthly Archives: March 2010

Dungtsekhar Lhakhang

In Monasteries & Temples, Chhume | Updated: August 13, 2013 1:59 pm

Description Dungtsekhar is a small temple on the left of the road in Gyetsa village while driving down from Yutola […]

In Monasteries & Temples, Chhume | Updated: August 13, 2013 1:59 pm

Description Stone Temple with a large wooden gallery located on the right side of the Trongsa-Jakar highway at the entrance […]

In Arts & Crafts, Bhutan | Updated: August 13, 2013 1:59 pm

Before woodblocks were introduced as a printing technique, probably in the 14th century, all the religious texts and official documents […]

In Arts & Crafts, Bhutan | Updated: August 13, 2013 1:59 pm

Another kind of sculpture is the so-called “bronze” images, which require specific techniques: wax casting and sand casting. These images […]

In Arts & Crafts, Bhutan | Updated: August 13, 2013 1:59 pm

In the traditional list, sculpture means clay sculpture. Bhutanese are famous for the quality and the intricacy of their clay […]

In Religious Festivals, Ceremonies & Rituals, Bhutan | Updated: August 31, 2013 2:39 pm

This dance depicts the conversion to Buddhism of a hunter named Gonpo Dorje by the great saint Milarepa (1040â€“1123). More […]

In Religious Festivals, Ceremonies & Rituals, Bhutan | Updated: August 13, 2013 1:59 pm

This is certainly one of the Bhutanese publicâ€™s best-loved dances and it is also a little lewd! The written story […]

In Religious Festivals, Ceremonies & Rituals, Bhutan | Updated: August 13, 2013 1:59 pm

This dance requires some measure of understanding of Tantric symbolism. Skeletons guard the eight cremation grounds which are situated on […]

In Religious Festivals, Ceremonies & Rituals, Bhutan | Updated: August 13, 2013 1:59 pm

This dance is one of the most interesting of the Tshechu and it is extremely didactic. It is divided into […]

In Religious Festivals, Ceremonies & Rituals, Bhutan | Updated: March 20, 2015 8:10 pm

It is said that this dance was performed for the first time in Samye Monastery in Tibet, in the eighth […]