Conservation of Buddhist Treasures in Mustang documentary 54min

   Over at preciousteaching.org there is a documentary detailing efforts to conserve works of art in Mustang (moo-stahn), one of the last outposts of Tibetan culture. It is so isolated and protected that no Westerner set foot inside its borders for centuries. In the early 1990s, this untouched society set high in the Himalayas opened its borders for the first time, exposing an ancient world’s dazzling sacred relics long damaged by the elements and neglect.


   You can see the film here. There is loads more to see on the site so have a wander around.

Festival of Asian Literature, London May 10th-26th

 

   The open night kicks off with: A Tibetan Journey - Colin Thubron – To a Mountain in Tibet in conversation with Erica Wagner from The Times.

   'Acclaimed as one of the greatest living travel writers, Thubron follows the pilgrimage route through Tibet to Mount Kailas, the most sacred of the world’s mountains. He talks with villagers and monks and tells the stories of exiles and of eccentric explorers from the West.   A haunting and beautiful travel book, it is also a very personal journey, undertaken shortly after the death of his mother, and interwoven with his own reflections on love, grief and solitude.'

Tickets £ 15 /£12
Asia House Friends £ 10

   Full details of the festival and of other Asia House events can be found in the links below.

   www.festivalofasianliterature.com

   www.asiahouse.org