Invisible Twice: A Lost Dance Mural
Joseph Houseal
9 December 2016
The organization I direct, Core of Culture, which had already worked with Tantric Buddhist monks in other parts of the Himalayas, was invited to undertake
Seeing the Sacred: an Interview with Pawo Choyning Dorji, Producer of Hema Hema: Sing Me A Song While I Wait
Harsha Menon, MA, MFA
15 September 2016
Hema Hema: Sing Me A Song While I Wait is the fourth film by Bhutanese lama and director Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche. Set in the forests
An Agent of Change: Empowering Bhutanese Nuns
Craig C Lewis
12 August 2016
Nestled between China and India on the eastern edges of the mighty Himalayas, the tiny Buddhist Kingdom of Bhutan is remarkable for a number of
The Khyentse Foundation Leadership Project: Teaching Leadership and Management in Tibetan Buddhist Monasteries
Chris Jay
27 May 2016
The walls have been covered in yellow silk, hiding the shrine. Six large, round tables stand where the monks usually sit to do pujas. The
Stick Dance, Devil Dance, Part 2: Dance Lineages of Bhutan
Joseph Houseal
27 May 2016
In 2003, Core of Culture’s dance research expedition team began a five-year project to survey and document the Buddhist dances of the Himalayan kingdom of
Stick Dance, Devil Dance, Part 1: The Rockettes
Joseph Houseal
29 April 2016
A dance by any other name . . . would probably be better described, when looking at ancient and Asian dancing, including the dances of
The Nostalgia of 2,500 Years: Celebrating South Asia’s Buddhist Heritage
Raymond Lam
18 December 2015
This article is based on a panel address given by the author at the International Buddhist Confederation’s “International Seminar on India’s North Eastern Region and
Following Ancient Traces
Joseph Houseal
16 October 2015
After seeing several Cham festivals in remote places on a 2014 trip to Ladakh and neighboring Zanskar, I came to the conclusion that video-documenting Cham
Sangye Migyur Ling Lhakhang: A Tower for Milarepa in the Land of the Thunder Dragon
Raymond Lam
5 December 2014
“You cooked such delicious food for so many people. How many did you cook for?” “We cooked with all sentient beings in mind.” A team