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76Drepung Monastery in Tibet
I met up with my tour guide Gyantzing, and the driver took us to Drepung Monastery, an eleventh century monastery just outside of Lhasa. “Drepung” means “rice heap.” Gyantzing explained that sacred...
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79Tenzin Choegyal, the Dalai Lama's Brother
I was with a sangha staying in Dharamsala, India, a Tibetan exile community where the Dalai Lama lives. Our group was split into two guesthouses; the one I stayed at belonged to the local maharaja, and the...
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76San Francisco Journal, Day Six
7/4/2006 There’s so much trash on the streets, along the curb, that I have to wonder if they actually have street cleaners. This is the downtown area, like the street in front of the hotel. Today I went...
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77Swayambhunath, Mountaintop Buddhist temple in Kathmandu
The Swayambhunath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, is way up on a hill or rather a small mountain, and when the travel agent and I reached the top of the steps, guards in uniforms stood under a dark red archway...
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78Tashilhumpo, the Panchen Lama's Monastery
I met up with my tour guide Gyantzing in the lobby and we took the jeep to Tashilhumpo, the Panchen Lama’s monastery. Tashilhumpo on the whole is a cluster of many buildings, including three with gold...
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78The Town of Gyantse, Tibet
I had left Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, with my tour guide and driver. When we arrived in the village of Gyantse, I gazed at a fascinating fortress-monastery perched on a mountain. It looks impossible...
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76Sera Monastery, Tibet
On the streets of Lhasa during my lunch break, I saw a woman with a long table on which she served ramen noodles from a heaping huge bowl. In Tibet, Muslim women wear elegant black snoods, and this...
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74The Dalai Lama's Potala Palace
In Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, I met up with my tour guide Gyantzing and the driver a little early, like around 9:15, and we headed off to the Potala! Oh, where to begin. The Dalai Lama’s palace, which...
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77Walking Around Shigatse, Tibet
My tour guide, Gyantzing, and I circumambulated the Tashilhumpo Monastery, going up an alley and turning prayer wheels. We kept going slowly up along the narrow dirt path. I heard a cat meowing and looked up...
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75A Day on the Oregon Coast
Cathleen invited me to accompany her and Sage to the Oregon Coast for a beach party; Cathleen rented a zipcar (www.zipcar.com) and would be driving. Of course I couldn’t pass up this offer. We are...
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