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  • A Tibetan Buddhist Tsam dancer dressed as Bisman tengri, the god of wealth, entertains his companions as they  wait to perform at the national Naadam festival in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
    MGe 080711-116.jpg
  • A Tibetan Buddhist Tsam dancer waits to perform at the national Naadam festival in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
    MGe 080711-156.jpg
  • A Tibetan Buddhist Tsam dancer dressed as Bisman tengri, the god of wealth, entertains his companions as they  wait to perform at the national Naadam festival in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
    MGe 080711-116.jpg
  • An acrobat runs through antics between Tibetan Buddhist Tsam dancers at the national Naadam festival in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
    MGe 080711-049.jpg
  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA. An elderly Tibetan Buddhist couple with prayer wheel, rosaries & tourquoise & coral jewelry stands by a trail in the Manang Valley.
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  • Tibetan Buddhist monks chant and play musical instruments during  a sacred puja ceremony in a monastery in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, 1996.
    KM 2524.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhist monks chant and play musical instruments during  a sacred puja ceremony in a monastery in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, 1996.
    KM 2598.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhist monks chant and play musical instruments during  a sacred puja ceremony in a monastery in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, 1996.
    KM 2524.jpg
  • Meredith Wiltsie & 3-year old son Ben walk past a Tibetan Buddhist chorten while trekking  in the Khumbu Region of Nepal,.
    KF 1450.jpg
  • A Sherpani woman watches  3-year old Ben Wiltsie circle a Tibetan Buddhist chorten while trekking  in the Khumbu Region of Nepal, with Mounts  Everest &  Lhotse in background.
    KF 1446.jpg
  • Young Tibetan Buddhist monks pose at Tengboche Monastery in the Khumbu region of Nepal. This picture was shot in 1986 before the monastery was destroyed in an 1989 electrical fire and subsequently rebuilt in a more modern form.
    KF 1156.jpg
  • 3-year old Ben Wiltsie joins in play with young Tibetan Buddhist monks at Tenboche Monastery in Nepal.
    KF 1120.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhist monks chant and play musical instruments during  a sacred puja ceremony in a monastery in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, 1996.
    KM 2596.jpg
  • NEPAL, Kathmandu. Tibetan Buddhist painting at Bodhnath stupa.
    KM 2366.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhist prayer flags fly over Swaymbhu'nath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal, 1996.
    KM 2241.jpg
  • NEPAL, Kathmandu. Tibetan Buddhist stupa & prayer flags at Bodhnath temple.
    KM 2208.jpg
  • NEPAL, Kathmandu. Tibetan buddhist <br />
chortens & stupa at Swayambhunath Temple.
    KM 0312.jpg
  • Meredith Wiltsie & 3-year old son Ben trek past a Tibetan Buddhist chorten while trekking  in the Khumbu Region of Nepal, with Mount s Everest, Lhotse and Ama Dablam  in background.
    KF 1433.jpg
  • Meredith Wiltsie & 3-year old son Ben trek past a Tibetan Buddhist chorten while trekking  in the Khumbu Region of Nepal, with Mount s Everest &  Lhotse  in background.
    KF 1432.jpg
  • Meredith Wiltsie & 3-year old son Ben trek past a Tibetan Buddhist chorten while trekking  in the Khumbu Region of Nepal, with Mount s Everest, Lhotse and Ama Dablam  in background.
    KF 1431.jpg
  • Young Tibetan Buddhist monks relax outside  at Tengboche Monastery in the Khumbu region of Nepal. in 1986., before the old monastery  was destroyed and by an electrical fire in 1989 and subsequently rebuilt.
    KF 1160.jpg
  • The Tibetan Buddhist Rimpoche at Tengboche Monastery in Nepal, Nawang Tenzing Jangpo who is considered as the incarnation of the founder Lama Gulu, an important spiritual leader of the Sherpas.
    KF 1142.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhist festival in Braga village, north of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AA 3501.jpg
  • An elderly Tibetan Buddhist monk chants outside a temple in Kathmandu, Nepal.
    KM 2220.jpg
  • Kwange Peak rises behind a Tibetan Buddhist corten and prayer flag at Tengboche Monastery in the Khuymbu region of Nepal.
    KF 1211.jpg
  • Gordon Wiltsie poses with young Tibetan Buddhist monks in front of Mount Everest and Tengboche Monastery in the Khumbu region of Nepal in 1986, before the old monastery  was destroyed and rebuilt after an electrical fire in 1989.
    KF 1152.jpg
  • The Tibetan Buddhist Rimpoche ofTengboche Monastery in Nepal Boses with Meredith Wiltsie and her son Ben.
    KF 1143.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhist monks chant and play musical instruments during  a sacred puja ceremony in a monastery in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, 1996.
    KM 2524.jpg
  • 3-year old Ben Wiltsie joins in play with young Tibetan Buddhist monks at Tenboche Monastery in Nepal.
    KF 1118.jpg
  • Buddhist Tsam dancers dressed as Tsagaan Uuvgon ("old white man") and Buga (the deer) , wait to perform at the national naadam festival in Ulaanbaator, Mongolia.
    MGe 080711-232.jpg
  • Buddhist Tsam dancers wait to perform at the national naadam festival in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.  Masks include (L to R): Buga, the deer; Makhi, the bull; and their master, Tshoijoo, God of the Dead and Defender of the Faith (called Yama in Sanskrit).
    MGe 080711-205.jpg
  • A Buddhist Tsam dancer waits to perform at the national naadam festival in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
    MGe 080711-089.jpg
  • A Buddhist Tsam dancer dressed as Tsagaan Uuvgon ('the old white man') waits to perform at the national naadam festival in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
    MGe 080711-472.jpg
  • Buddhist Tsam dancers dressed as Tsagaan Uuvgon ("old white man") and Buga (the deer) , wait to perform at the national naadam festival in Ulaanbaator, Mongolia.
    MGe 080711-232.jpg
  • Buddhist Tsam dancers wait to perform at the national naadam festival in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.  Masks include (L to R): Buga, the deer; Makhi, the bull; and their master, Tshoijoo, God of the Dead and Defender of the Faith (called Yama in Sanskrit).
    MGe 080711-205.jpg
  • A Buddhist Tsam dancer waits to perform at the national naadam festival in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
    MGe 080711-089.jpg
  • A Buddhist Tsam dance mask lies propped in the grandstands at the national Naadam festival in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
    MGe 080711-227.jpg
  • A Buddhist Tsam dancer plays 'air guitar' on his ceremonial, dragon-headed staff as he waits to perform at the national Naadam festival in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
    MGe 080711-157.jpg
  • Buddhist Tsam dancers flirt as they wait to perform at the national Naadam festival in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
    MGe 080711-149.jpg
  • A young Buddhist Tsam dancer waits to perform at the national naadam festival in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
    MGe 080711-135.jpg
  • Buddhist Tsam dancers flirt as they wait to perform at the national Naadam festival in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
    MGe 080711-101.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhists light votive candles outside Bodh'nath Stup near Kathmandu, Nepal, 1996.
    KM 2617.jpg
  • Lhasa, Tibet, People's Republic of China. Tibetan Buddhist nuns chant and pray in a temple at their nunnery.
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  • An ancient fort and Tibetan Buddhist monastery tower above Leh.
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  • Himalaya, Tibet, China. Tibetan Buddhist prayer flags atop pass on Tibetan plateau.
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  • A costumed actor and Tibetan Buddhist lamas lead a procession as part of the annual Mani Rimdu festival held at Nepal's Tengboche Monastery.  (Photo taken in 1980.) The high lama is second from left.
    S 0912.jpg
  • Swayambhunath Stupa rises behind a pagoda temple and Tibetan Buddhist chortens in Kathmandu, Nepal
    KT 0619.jpg
  • A young lowland Hindu woman rests after carrying a basketful of goods to the weekly Saturday market in Namche Bazaar, the leading Sherpa town of Nepal's Himalaya.  Behind her is a huge mani stone carved with Tibetan Buddhist prayers.
    KF 0802.jpg
  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA, Incarnate lamas pray at Tibetan Buddhist Mani Rimdu festival held by Sherpas at Tengboche Monastery, Khumbu Region.
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  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA, Incarnate lamas pray at Tibetan Buddhist Mani Rimdu festival held by Sherpas at Tengboche Monastery, Khumbu Region.
    S 0915.jpg
  • A rhesus monkey sits by Tibetan Buddhist sculptures at Swayambhu Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal.
    KT 0710.jpg
  • Swayambhunath Stupa rises behind a pagoda temple and Tibetan Buddhist chortens in Kathmandu, Nepal
    KT 0517.jpg
  • Swayambhunath Stupa rises behind a pagoda temple and Tibetan Buddhist chortens in Kathmandu, Nepal
    KT 0617.jpg
  • A Tibetan Buddhist monk walks past a gilt doorway to a shrine at Swayambhu Stupa  in Kathmandu, Nepal.
    KT 0608.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhist religious icons, including prayer flags, a mani [prayer] wall and a sacred chorten frame Mounts Ama Dablam (R), Lhotse & Everest (far left, only very top showing.)
    KB 1219.jpg
  • A trekker passes a Tibetan Buddhist chorten and prayer flags in Khumjung village in the Khumbu region of Nepal's Himalaya. 1979 photo. Mount Ama Dablam background.
    K 0716.jpg
  • Traditional houses rise behind a Tibetan Buddhist stupa and prayer flags in Namche Bazar, leading town of the Sherpas in the Khumbu region of Nepal's Himalaya. Photo from 1979. These house have all been replaced by more modern ones.
    K 0308.jpg
  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA. Tibetan Buddhist dancer, Manang village.
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  • Buddha figures in Choijinlam Temple, a rare, remaining Tibetan Buddhist sanctuary in Ulaanbaator, Mongolia. During the country's Soviet occupation, religion was discouraged and thousands of monks and lamas were executed.  The religion is making a resurgence after independence.
    MGe 060624-030.jpg
  • A modern Mongolian visitor makes a cell phone call from the Temple of the Yadam at Choijin Lama Temple, a rare, remaining Tibetan Buddhist sanctuary in Ulaanbaator.  During the country's Soviet occupation, religion was discouraged and thousands of monks and lamas were executed.  The religion is making a resurgence after independence.
    MGe 060624-022.jpg
  • A Tibetan Buddhist monk tends yak butter lamps at Tashilumpo Monastery in Shigatse, Tibet, China.
    CF 2528.jpg
  • Buddha figure in Choijinlam Temple, a rare, remaining Tibetan Buddhist sanctuary in Ulaanbaator, Mongolia, a country where monks and lamas were executed after communist takeover.  The religion is making a resurgence after independence
    MGe 060624-006.jpg
  • CHINA, TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge. Tibetan Buddhist traveler prays at shrine by holy waterfall in one of earth's deepest canyons.
    TS 1174.jpg
  • CHINA, TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge.  Tibetan Buddhist lama on pilgrimage to sacred waterfall in this deep Himalayan canyon.
    TS 1092.jpg
  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA,. Masked Sherpa dancer at annual Tibetan Buddhist Mani Rimdu festival at Tengboche Monastery, Khumbu region
    S 1018.jpg
  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA. Opening procession of Tibetan Buddhist Mani Rimdu festival, Tengboche Monastery, Khumbu Region.
    S 0906.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhist monks chant and play musical instruments during  a sacred puja ceremony in a monastery in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, 1996.
    KM 2553.jpg
  • A Tibetan Buddhist/Hindu shrine overlooks the Kathamdu Valley.
    KM 0112.jpg
  • HIMALAYA, NEPAL. 3-year old Ben Wiltsie turns giant Tibetan Buddhist prayer wheel in Namche Bazaar, Khumbu region (Sherpa homeland).
    KF 0519.jpg
  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA. Local sign asking tourists to respect Tibetan Buddhist mani stone.
    KF 0239.jpg
  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA. Remote Tibetan Buddhist shrine where Padmasambhava is thought to have meditated in remote Hinku Valley, Nepal.
    KB 2002.jpg
  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA.  Mani stone along Mt. Everest Base Camp trail in Khumbu Region.  This is carved with Tibetan Buddhist prayers.
    K 0214.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhist nuns chant and pray in a nunnery in Lhasa, China, Tibet.
    CF 3325.jpg
  • CHINA, TIBET. Tibetan Buddhist monk & pilgrim beneath sculptures of Bodhisattvas at Palkhor Monastery, Gyantse.
    CF 2643.jpg
  • CHINA, TIBET.  Tibetan Buddhist monks & devotees outside of largest gompa (temple) at Tashilumpo Monastery, Shigatse, seat of the Panchen Lama, 2nd holiest in Tibet.
    CF 2508.jpg
  • A Tibetan Buddhist monk stands on the roof of fortress-like Yumbu Lakang, the oldest castle  in Tibet, atop a hill near Tsedang.
    CF 1666.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhist pilgrims prostrate themselves on a suspension bridge near the Potala, former home of the Dalai Lama. reflects in a pool in Lhasa, Tibet, China.  This was taken in 1986 and the view is now crowded with modern buildings.
    CF 1191.jpg
  • CHINA, TIBET. Tibetan Buddhist pilgrims circle Jokhang Temple through Lhasa's Barkhor Bazaar in 1986.
    CF 0454.jpg
  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA. A Tibetan Buddhist monastery sits high on a hill above Braga Village in Manang Valley, north of Annapurna massif.
    AA 3714.jpg
  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA. Carved Tibetan Buddhist Mani (prayer) stone, reading "Hail to Jewel in the Lotus."
    AA 3109.jpg
  • CHINA, TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge. Tibetan Buddhist traveler prays at shrine by holy waterfall in one of earth's deepest canyons.
    TS 1174.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhist prayer (mani) stones surround Tengboche Monastery in ithe Khumbu region of Nepal's Himalaya.  Shot in 1974, before the modern onslaught of climbers and trekkers began & this temple burned & was rebuilt more safely.
    IP 0519.jpg
  • Carved Tibetan Buddhist prayers adorn a boulder alongside the Dudh Kosi River In the Khumbu region of Nepal.
    IP 0118.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhist worshippers pray before a 26.5-meter-high statue of Migjid Janraisig (Avalokitesvara) at Ganden Monastery in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The Dalai Lame is believed to be a reincarnation of this deity.
    MGe 080719-072.jpg
  • Choijinlam Temple, a rare, remaining Tibetan Buddhist sanctuary in Ulaanbaator, Mongolia. During the country's Soviet occupation, religion was discouraged and thousands of monks and lamas were executed.  The religion is making a resurgence after independence.
    MGe 060624-026.jpg
  • Temple of the Yadam at Choijin Lama Temple, a rare, remaining Tibetan Buddhist sanctuary in Ulaanbaator, Mongolia, a country where monks and lamas were executed after communist takeover.  The religion is making a resurgence after independence
    MGe 060624-019.jpg
  • Wrathful & protective deities in Choijinlam Temple, a rare, remaining Tibetan Buddhist sanctuary in Ulaanbaator, Mongolia.  During the country's Soviet occupation, religion was discouraged and thousands of monks and lamas were executed.  The religion is making a resurgence after independence.
    MGe 060624-011.jpg
  • Ornately sculpted altars & deities in Choijinlam Temple, a rare, remaining Tibetan Buddhist sanctuary in Ulaanbaator, Mongolia, a country where monks and lamas were executed after communist takeover.  The religion is making a resurgence after independence
    MGe 060624-005.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhist and carvings of buddhas and saints prayers are carved on rocks - even a yak skull - in a Mani wall in southeastern Tibet, China. (“Mani” is from the prayer “Om mani padme hung,” (Hail to the Jewel in the Lotus.)
    TS 3978.jpg
  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA, Masked Sherpa dancer at annual Tibetan Buddhist Mani Rimdu festival at Tengboche Monastery, Khumbu region
    S 1109.jpg
  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA, Tibetan Buddhist painting of wrathful deity at Sherpa's Tengboche Monastery, Khumbu region.
    S 1005.jpg
  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA. Comic actors at Tibetan Buddhist Mani Rimdu festival, Tengboche Monastery near Mt. Everest in Khumbu region.
    S 0816.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhist monks chant and play musical instruments during  a sacred puja ceremony in a monastery in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, 1996.
    KM 2589.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhist monks chant and play musical instruments during  a sacred puja ceremony in a monastery in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, 1996.
    KM 2568.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhist monks chant and play musical instruments during  a sacred puja ceremony in a monastery in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, 1996.
    KM 2534.jpg
  • HIMALAYA, NEPAL. 3- year old Ben Wiltsie romps by Tibetan Buddhist chorten, Khumjung village, Khumbu region. Mts. Everest & Lhotse bkg.
    KF 1438.jpg
  • HIMALAYA, NEPAL. Tibetan Buddhist chorten built by Sherpas beside trail to Mount Everest, Khumbu region. Mt. Kangtega bkg.
    K 0803.jpg
  • HIMALAYA, NEPAL. Tibetan Buddhist mani stones, carved with prayers and placed in a wall beside a trail in Thame village, Khumbu region.
    K 0509.jpg
  • HIMALAYA, NEPAL. Tibetan Buddhist mani stones, carved with prayers and placed in a wall beside Mount Everest Base Camp trail, Khumbu region
    K 0320.jpg
  • Himalaya, Tibet, China. Cairns left by Tibetan Buddhist travelers on 17,000' Lalung Leh pass near Mount Xixabangma.
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