Read the following text, and answer questions 1-9 below: [1] The old man flashes a mischievous, gap-toothed smile, his face furrowed by time like the mountain landscape around him. He radiates ...

Tibet and its diaspora; the Himalaya; South Asia; Japanese garden design, aesthetics, and the practice of fostering; Study Abroad and Experiential Education Daniel A. Hirshberg. “Refractions of Lotus ...

His research centers on cultural memory, the narrative of Tibet’s conversion to Buddhism, and the apotheosis of its protagonist, Padmasambhava. His first book, Remembering the Lotus-Born: ...

The old Dukhang has paintings of the founder of the monastery and the new Dukhang has images of Padmasambhava. All the walls have paintings about Buddhism drawn during 17th century. The major ...

Located about 240 km away from Kargil town via the link road, Padum is the only town in and the administrative center of the Zanskar sub-district Padum is named after Padmasambhava (also known ...