Today, after we finished teaching and lunching, we were taken to the Norbulingka Institute of Tibetan Art and Culture near Dharmasala. The whole place is dedicated to preserving Tibet's culture. As you can see from the last two pictures, there are artists at work in the Institute. There are painters who regard the process of painting to be meditative--their paintings are of gods and godesses. There are fabric workers, like the woman above, who work on wall hangings and tapestries. There are also wood-workers and metal-workers. In addition, there is a temple (the group picture is taken in front of the temple--I'm kind of hidden in the back), and there is a library for learning. The library, which we were able to go in, had both books and rows and rows and rows of scrolls.
The first picture shows prayer wheels. As you walk by them, you spin them. They have ancient scriptures written on them.
2 comments:
I just went back and read your reply comments from earlier. I am ready to come over. I'm sure that I could teach computer skills for three hours and to get to see everything - wow!!!
So, do you say your own prayer as your spin or does the prayer have to do with the ancient scripture?
Love you!
The art center looks wonderful. I think it would be great to wear pajamas to work and then get to go to an art center in the afternoon!
Maybe Ethan and I can make a spinning prayer wheel.
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