Tashi Lhunpo Monks

Friday and Saturday
Part of Home Festival 2012

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The sacred world of Tibet is filled with the chanting of Buddhist texts, the recitation of mantras, the ringing of bells, the clash of cymbals, the booming of the great long horns and the beating of drums. The Tibetan monks from Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in India, offer a dramatic presentation of their unique sacred dances, music and prayers, with colourful traditional costumes and ceremonial masks on Friday night.

Tashi Lhunpo Monastery, founded by the first Dalai Lama in the 15th Century, and the seat of the Panchen Lama, is one of the most important monasteries in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. Now re-established in exile in South India, the monastery is once again becoming one of the major centres of learning, best known for its artistic tradition of masked dances and sacred music. The performance offers a rare opportunity to witness a unique and endangered culture.

Saturday Workshop

On Friday the monks will have created a Peace Mandala which will be blessed and then removed in a movement ceremony on Saturday.

The monks will be leading a Peace Mandala workshop on Saturday afternoon. More details will be available soon.

Visit: www.tashi-lhunpo.org.uk