Art & Architecture
A GLIMPSE INTO TANGO SHEDRA
The Tango dzong in Thimphu was first built in 1689. It is today better known as one of Bhutan's premier Buddhist institutions - the Tango Thorim Shedra - established in 1987. This important institution offers a nine-year masters degree course in Buddhist philosophy. After completing their studies, the monks continue with ... [more]
NOT FOR ART’S SAKE
People in Bhutan practice the Vajrayana form of Buddhism. Peaceful and wrathful deities are reflected in Bhutanese art and sculpture - each symbolising powerful elements of the human self and psyche. "Visualisation is the creative process of spiritual projection, through which inner experience is translated into visible form." - Lama Govinda Vajrayana ... [more]
BHUTAN’S SACRED DZONGS
MONUMENTAL DZONGS HOUSING MONASTERIES ARE UNIQUE TO THE BHUTANESE LANDSCAPE These dzongs incorporates temples, monasteries and the headquarters of the government's district administrations. Magnificent dzong complexes were once found in Tibet and areas of the Himalayas with Tibetan influence. Today, most of these buildings are lost or in ruins; a few are ... [more]
BHUTANESE TEXTILES - NOW AND TOMORROW
A REVIVAL IN THE ART OF WEAVING Bhutanese textiles cannot help but catch the eye. Aside from their aesthetic appeal, Bhutanese textiles today reflect a dynamism that challenges the fear of traditional arts dying out when a culture encounters the ‘outside world'. Discovering the richness of the kingdom's textile traditions is ... [more]