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3D models preserve threatened Buddhist temples in Western Himalayas

Using 3D technology and interdisciplinary expertise, a research team has explored Buddhist temples in the remote Dolpo region of Nepal and digitized them for posterity. Subscribe to our newsletter for ...
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Take a look at the remote Buddhist communities of the Himalayas before they vanish forever

Thanks to a major increase in tourism, the economy in small villages in the Indian Himalayas is skyrocketing. And while some might consider that a positive for these remote towns, locals are faced ...
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Alchi : treasure of the Himalayas : Ladakh's Buddhist masterpiece / Peter van Ham ; with Amy Heller & Likir Monastery ; with a foreword by His Holiness, the Dalai Lama

Foreword by His Holiness, the Dalai Lama -- Introducing the sanctuaries : specialities, singularities, peculiarities -- Surrounding the sanctuaries : mountains, deserts, valleys -- Founding the ...
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TU Graz conducts research into endangered cultural heritage in the Western Himalayas

The Yangtse Monastery, also known as Yang-tsher, is located in the Panzang Valley in Nepal. It covers a total area of 6,600 square metres and consists of three temples and several chortens. In the ...
The Diplomat

The Sherpa: Buddhist Herders and Guides of the Himalayas

On April 27, three superstar European climbers were assaulted by a throng of Sherpa guides 24,000 feet up Mt. Everest in what The Telegraph described as “the world’s highest altitude brawl.” The ...
Religion News Service

In remote Himalayan India, Buddhist monks and Indigenous tribe fight government hydropower projects

TAWANG, India (RNS) — The sixth Dalai Lama, Tsangyang Gyatso, born in 1683, is known for his poems extolling the beauty and uniqueness of the black-necked cranes that live in the remote Tawang Valley ...