Post Tagged with: "Tibetan Buddhism"

2014 Triptych Journey Calendar

These are the final photo selections for the 2014 Triptych Journey Calendar. All photos were taken by Triptych Journey photographer, Jon Schechner. The Calendar is available for $25 and you can make your purchase by clicking on the Pay Pal button (click through to the post) or sending us an email. All […]

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Padma Sambhava and Taktsang, “The Tiger’s Lair”

Taktsang, “The Tiger’s Lair,” has become something of a symbol of Bhutan in the mind of the international public. This is not simply by chance. The Bhutanese government uses photos of it on almost all of their publications aimed at promoting tourism, and in general as something of a national […]

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Drak Yerpa: The Heart of Sacred Mountains

Pilgrimage is a personal experience, even when performed with a group. Each person discovers his or her personal favorite sites, and within each site, his or her own favorite power spot. For me, the sacred mountain known as Drak Yerpa ranks high. I have visited Central Tibet many times over […]

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Harvest Day

Each year, the astrologers of Lo Monthang, Nepal, set the annual harvest days according to the Tibetan Lunar Calendar. For two sequential days, villagers head to the fields to reap the grains. The Triptych Journey team captured the scene on the first day. (Filmed by Ronen Schechner. Edited by Ronen […]

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