NIRVANA
Pilgrimages of Enlightenment across Buddhist Asia
( ongoing book project, photography to be completed by August, 2013 )
A photographic odyssey covering all the important pilgrimage sites of buddhist Asia, from the Temple of the Tooth in Sri Lanka to Koyasan in Japan, traversing the cradle of Buddhism on the plains of northern India, travelling through the Himalayas of Ladakh, Nepal, Sikkim and Bhutan, up onto the Tibetan plateau and to Lhasa, then on...
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Pilgrimages of Enlightenment across Buddhist Asia
( ongoing book project, photography to be completed by August, 2013 )
A photographic odyssey covering all the important pilgrimage sites of buddhist Asia, from the Temple of the Tooth in Sri Lanka to Koyasan in Japan, traversing the cradle of Buddhism on the plains of northern India, travelling through the Himalayas of Ladakh, Nepal, Sikkim and Bhutan, up onto the Tibetan plateau and to Lhasa, then on into China and finally down into Southeast Asia: Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and Burma, on an epic journey of spiritual enlightenment…
Photography already completed in the following locations:
Thailand: Bangkok, Ayuthaya, Sukhothai, Chiang Mai (Doi Suthep), Songkhla, Phanom Rung, Phimai
Cambodia: Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom & Bayoun, Ta Phrom
Laos: Luang Prabang (ornate Wats and alms collection)
Japan: Kamakura, Koyasan, Kyoto
Bhutan: Thimphu, Semtokha, Punakha
Tibet: Lhasa (Potala Palace & kora, Jokhang Temple, Ganden, & Sera Monasteries )
Nepal: Boudinath, Swayambunath
India: Sarnath, Bodh Gaya, Sikkim
Sri Lanka: Polonnaruwa, Anuradhapura, Temple of the Tooth
Burma: Schwedagon, Pagan, Kaiktyo
China: Labrang Monastery, Leshan (Dafu), Langmusi
Remaining locations to shoot:
Tibet: Mt. Kailash, Lake Manasarovar, Gyantse,Tashilunpo (Xigatse), Sakya,
Lhasa - Jokhang, Drepung (Shoton festival: thanka unveiling), Samye (Jul-Aug 2013) 4 weeks
India: Dharamsala, Ladakh, Ashanta/Ellora caves (Dec 2012) 2 weeks
Burma: Schwedagon, Kaiktyo, Bagan(Schwezigon), Mandalay, Sagaing (Nov 2012) 10 days
China: Amdo Province grasslands and portraits, Losar (Feb-Mar 2013) 10 days
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