Yaks and more yaks!
Posted: March 10, 2011 Filed under: Apso Aficionados | Tags: Tibet Leave a comment »A nomad’s life in the Kham region of Tibet…
Sherpa Slurpa Soup
Posted: February 3, 2011 Filed under: Apso Aficionados | Tags: Tibet 1 Comment »Another little gem – by Maris and The Petables – I discovered while decluttering…
Big Dogs of Tibet and the Himalayas
Posted: February 1, 2011 Filed under: Lotsa Lhasa Info | Tags: Books, Tibet 1 Comment »Now this was kinda cool to receive in my inbox!
Greetings,
My long-awaited book (over 3 decades in the making) is now available: Big Dogs of Tibet and the Himalayas (Orchid Press).
I am attaching a descriptive booksheet and related information.
Autographed copies are available directly from me. Write for information.
We also do bulk orders.
..Don
Don Messerschmidt
Anthropologist / Writer, Editor
Email: dmesserschmidt@gmail.com
Blog: ‘Himalayan Snows’ - dmesserschmidt.blogspot.com
New: Big Dogs of Tibet & the Himalayas: A Personal Journey
Orchid Press, 2010. Autographed copies available. Write for information.
Butter in Tibet – Tsampa
Posted: January 26, 2011 Filed under: Apso Aficionados | Tags: Tibet Leave a comment »I have always been curious to taste Tibetan Butter Tea and eat tsampa. From Yowangdu – Experience the joys of Tibetan culture – owner Lobsan Wangdu shares his personal recipe for butter tea, also called po cha. In Tibet many people drink it all day long because it heats them up.
And a recipe for tsampa from Just Food Now.
So many stories of dogs in Tibet..
Posted: January 18, 2011 Filed under: Apso Aficionados | Tags: Tibet Leave a comment »Kathy shared:
Deb, I Googled: Dogs in Tibet and there are dozens and dozens of images…clicking on a photo will reveal who took the photo and it’s location/ownership–copyright…
the Mani Stone truly caught my attention.
Wiki Definition: Mani stones are stone plates, rocks and/or pebbles, inscribed with the six syllabled mantra of Avalokiteshvara[1] (Om mani padme hum, hence the name “Mani stone”), as a form of prayer in Tibetan Buddhism. The term Mani stone may also be used in a loose sense to refer to stones on which any mantra or devotional designs (such as ashtamangala) are inscribed. Mani stones are intentionally placed along the roadsides and rivers[1] or placed together to form mounds[1] or cairns[2] or sometimes long walls, as an offering to spirits of place or genius loci. Creating and carving mani stones as devotional or intentional process art is a traditional sadhana of piety to yidam. Mani stones are a form of devotionalcintamani.
This stone appears to tell a story about a Tibetan Mastiff…
A young monk with apso
Even the dogs join their family in prayer
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