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The Four Major Tormas for the 31st Kagyu Monlam
By the 8th of December, sixty torma makers have arrived in Bodhgaya from over thirteen monasteries in India and Nepal. They will work until December 20th to make all the tormas (sculpted offerings) needed for the Monlam this year. Five of them are… Continue Reading “The Four Major Tormas for the 31st Kagyu Monlam”
Slideshow and report on the tormas of the 30th Kagyu Monlam — at kagyumonlam.org
By Yeshe Wangmo The torma artists are the unsung heroes of the Kagyu Monlam. Every year they labor long hours in relative obscurity, tucked away in a private space far removed from Tergar Monastery and the bustle of other pre-Monlam preparations and activities. This… Continue Reading “Slideshow and report on the tormas of the 30th Kagyu Monlam — at kagyumonlam.org”
OVERVIEW on Vimeo
On the 40th anniversary of the famous ‘Blue Marble’ photograph taken of Earth from space, Planetary Collective presents a short film documenting astronauts’ life-changing stories of seeing the Earth from the outside – a perspective-altering experience often described as the Overview Effect. The Overview… Continue Reading “OVERVIEW on Vimeo”
Burma VJ Director Anders Ostergaard is in Bodhgaya
Anders Ostergaard, the director of the 2008 Danish documentary film Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country has been spotted in Bodhgaya these days. Burma VJ won a lot of awards and was even nominated for an Oscar. [from Wikipedia: It follows the September 2007 protests… Continue Reading “Burma VJ Director Anders Ostergaard is in Bodhgaya”
Karmapa Inspects the Tormas
The Karmapa made a surprise visit to the Bhutanese Temple on November 28 to inspect the progress of the torma artists. The following tormas are in various stages of completion:
Connecting with other filmmakers in Bodhgaya
One always meets the most interesting and stimulating people around His Holiness the Gyalwang Karmapa and this year is no exception. Guy Reid, Christof Freitas, and Steve Kennedy are the very talented filmmakers of Planetary Collective who were in Bodhgaya to interview the Karmapa for their… Continue Reading “Connecting with other filmmakers in Bodhgaya”
Lama Sangye, Torma Master Working in Bodhgaya, November 2012
I’m in Bodhgaya now and yesterday I went to check on the progress of the torma artists. The first person I saw was Lama Sangye and he is hard at work on two tormas, a Mahakala torma called Jugon and an Ekajati torma. He… Continue Reading “Lama Sangye, Torma Master Working in Bodhgaya, November 2012”
Torma Artists are Gathering in Bodhgaya to Create New Kagyu Monlam Tormas
Months have passed and the time has rolled around again for the torma artists to gather in Bodhgaya and create their magic. Last year’s tormas are still inside Tergar Monastery. It’s interesting to see how well these fragile artworks have survived the elements here… Continue Reading “Torma Artists are Gathering in Bodhgaya to Create New Kagyu Monlam Tormas”
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