Author Affiliation: Common Ground Healing Arts in Charlottesville, Virginia, US
摘要
This article examines a relatively recent (1974) inscription from a Mani Dungkhor Lhakhang near Ugyen Puk, Bhutan, and connects it to a much older site in Lhodrak, Tibet – the Layak Guru Lhakhang of Guru Chökyi Wangchuk (1212-1270). The relationship exists due to the efforts of two men, a father and son, both of whom are sacred artisans. The father, Lopen Chedrak (1889-1967), was commissioned to perform renovations at Layak in the mid 1940s and, in 1949, upon his return to Bhutan, brought both texts and relics of Guru Chöwang out with him from Tibet. The son, Lopen Ugyen Gyurme Tendzin (b. 1950), is currently one of the preeminent sacred artists in Bhutan; he created the Mani Dungkhor Lhakhang at Ugyen Puk when he was twenty-four years old. The inscription within the temple details his motivations, the construction process, and the sacred relics installed therein.
目次
1. Introduction 2. The Inscription 3. Transcription Glossary Bibliography Notes
