The Treasury of Lives

强贡阿旺坚赞是一位不丹竹巴噶举派的喇嘛,他曾担任早期不丹政府派驻拉达克以及德格地区的政治使节。他的家庭因政治阴谋历经惨痛的悲剧,他父亲和兄长也因此遭到暗杀。即便如此,他不但在不丹的外交上留下了宝贵的遗产,在艺术及仪轨修行上也做出了弥足珍贵的贡献。


Ariana Maki is Associate Director of the Tibet Center and Bhutan Initiative at the University of Virginia and holds a Ph.D. in Art History with specializations in Buddhist and Himalayan Art. http://virginia.academia.edu/ArianaMaki

Published November 2010

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