This tradition of highly decorative saddles continues uninterrupted in Tibet for at least a thousand years. Saddle (gser sga) by The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dr. Kurt Behrendt speaks about a tangka (Tibetan Buddhist painting) showing Mahakala, Protector of the Tent. Mahakala, Protector of the Tent, c. 1500 by Dr. Kurt Behrendt, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
How are statues consecrated? What role do mandalas play in meditation? Discover ritual objects of Tibetan Buddhism. Sacred arts of Tibet by Asian Art Museum
This larger-than-life Buddha has been restored and venerated for centuries. Today, blue hair frames his gold face Jowo Rinpoche, Jokhang Temple, Tibet by Dr. Melody Rod-ari