Greetings, singing, dancing, wine and laughter filled the air in Lhasa, capital of the Tibet autonomous region, on Thursday for the Tibetan New Year Festival, known locally as Losar.
Greetings, singing, dancing, wine and laughter filled the air in Lhasa, capital of the Tibet autonomous region, on Thursday for the Tibetan New Year Festival, known locally as Losar.
Greetings, singing, dancing, wine and laughter filled the air in Lhasa, capital of the Tibet autonomous region, on Thursday for the Tibetan New Year Festival, known locally as Losar.
Losar festival (Tibetan New Year) - Towards a calmer life Updated Feb 10, 2021 | 10:35 IST
The Tibetan celebration is spread across the neighbouring nations of Nepal and Bhutan and each following one s own customs. File image | Photo Credit: iStock Images
Akdsatthda ca bhummatthd, deva ndgd mahiddhikd,
Pufifiantam anutnoditva, ciram rakkhantu sdsanam.
May the beings of the sky [or of space] and of the Earth, Devas and Nagas [i.e., gods and serpent-spirits] of great power,
After having shared in the merit [of this pija], Long protect the Sacred Doctrine.
An Oral Prayer led by Theravada Buddhist Followers
The Losar festival which I came to know through my pursuit of the Buddhist concept of mindfulness when I was curating the Buddhist section at Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh. I could think of nothing more appropriated and significant than the Buddhist concept of mindfulness. In these pandemic times more than ever with the ephemerality of life