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Pictures of ‘Khor gdong Monastery in Khams

By Varvara Chatzisavva, 2019–2025

This post presents pictures by Varvara Chatzisavva documenting the Byang gter monastery of ‘Khor gdong in eastern Tibet. This is to be used together with her forthcoming article entitled “The present and future of ’Khor gdong Monastery
in Brag ’go (Khams, Eastern Tibet) and Siliguri (West Bengal, India).”

The presentation was initially given during the First International Conference on the Northern Treasures held at the Inalco, 2 rue de Lille, Paris, on Octobre 18-20.

‘Khor gdong Monastery

‘Khor gdong from the 1980 to 2024
The main temple as rebuilt by dBon chen bSod nams ’od gsal
The main temple as currently restored
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Report on the First International Conference on the Northern Treasures

Written by Cécile Ducher (FCHNT)

From the 17th to the 19th of October, 2024, the First International Conference on the Northern Treasures took place in Paris. Twenty participants were gathered and gave talks in the auditorium of the Inalco on Rue de Lille, a few steps away from the Musée d’Orsay and the Seine.

During this conference, the Northern Treasures’ history and ritual traditions were discussed by an international panel of speakers coming from Tibet, India, Italy, China, the USA, Japan, Russia, Hungary, Greece, and France.

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