
Norbulingka Anniversary - Blog Series
Norbulingka has turned twenty five. It is actually more than that, as the anniversary marks its inauguration, the beginning of its life as an Insti...
Read moreBuray in Tibetan means insect cloth. Known as endi in India, this rugged, off white fabric is made from the pierced cocoon of the Attacus Ricini mo...
Read moreTibetan culture and society is rooted in pastoralism. The population outside cities is mostly nomadic, though many are both nomads and farmers, and...
Read morePEMBA DORJE (1930-2011) Norbulingka Institute was founded to help revive Tibetan artistic tradition and artisanship. We were fortunate to have wit...
Read moreIn Tibet, religious objects were commissioned by patrons, individual artists, or guilds, as existed in Lhasa. All orders were custom made and patro...
Read moreNorbulingka creates the contemporary from the traditional, playfully integrating the visuals of a treasured stone, the dZi,into traditional door cu...
Read moreThirty years ago, Norbulingka marked its beginnings, with our first trainees decorating the newly erected buildings under Master Thangka painter Te...
Read morePlease Support Norbulingka Institute during Covid-19. Norbulingka Institute is a non-profit organization, chaired by His Holiness the Dalai Lama un...
Read moreWhen Norbulingka was formally inaugurated in 1995, we had already been painting thangkas for six years. We hired our Master Painter, Temba Chophel,...
Read moreThe visual focal point and spiritual center of Norbulingka Institute is the Deden Tsuglagkhang temple. The temple is a magnificent example of Tibe...
Read moreFrom the moment you step inside the gates of Norbulingka, it is as if you are transported to a different world. Gurgling streams run through immac...
Read moreNorbulingka Creche and Preschool provides free care and education to the children of Norbulingka employees.This relieves a huge burden from parents...
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