Festival Orient 2008 Phiyang Monks

Festival ORIENT presents:
TOUR OF TIBETAN BUDDHIST MONKS
from Phiyang Monastery

Estonia, Latvia, Russia

“Vajra Music & Dance” – Tibetan Buddhist monks from Phiyang monastery (Ladakh). 11-member ensemble: Theles Chhokdup, Rigzin Dorje, Tashi Gyaltsen, Konchok Namdak, Dorje Namgyal, Tondrup Namgyal, Sherab Jamba, Dorje Stanzin, Konchok Tsultrim, Konchok Zangpo directed by Khenpo Konchok Thupstan under the patronage of His Holiness, the XXXVII Drikung Kyabgon Rinpoche. Program: Invocation, Mahakala dance, Achi dance, Acharya and White mask folk dance, Deer dance, Black Hut dance, King and minister dance, Chöd meditation, Kunrig mudra performance, Auspicious offering.

Photos by Peeter Vähi
See also: Orient presents in 2008