In the early 90s, he bought what was then a Tibetan craft shop and transformed it into a tightly packed bazaar of Buddhist statues, handcrafted jewelry, sarongs, and trinkets. Behind the counter ...

Jowo Shakyamuni, or also referred to as the Jowo Rinpoche, is considered to be the most sacred image of Buddha in Tibet. It is said that the statue was sculpted by Vishwakarma – the Indian god ...

A 15th-century monastery in Tibet is still intact after a deadly ... Within the building, the Chapel of Jampa contains the statue of Jampa, who is believed to be the future incarnation of Buddha ...

of past Panchen Lamas and one of the largest gilded statues in the world, Future Buddha (found in the Chapel of Jampa). This monastery is also the site of one of Tibet's biggest cultural ...