Photographs of Tibet
Various photographs of the land, the people, and the Dalai Lama.

Map of Tibet.

Old woman at prayer wheels.

Until 1949, Tibet was an independent Buddhist nation in the Himalayas which had little contact with the rest of the world. It existed as a rich cultural storehouse of the Mahayana and Vajrayana teachings of Buddhism.

Dalai Lama in prayer.

Dalai Lama and Free Tibet Supporter Richard Gere

Dalai Lama and Gere

This is the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet. It was the home of the Dalai Lama until the Chinese invaded in 1959 and forced the Dalai Lama and his government to flee to India, where they are now in exile in Dharmsala.

Dalai Lama offering prayers in Jerusalem.

Monks studying together.

Tibetan art work.

Another day in Tibet.

Back through time.

Windows.

Children in the country.

Skyward pass.

Stillness.

Temple Under A Big Blue Sky.

From a cliff.

Mt. Everest

Grassy plains.

Brahmahputra

Over the last four decades there has been widespread degradation of these vital pastures. The conversion of marginal lands to agriculture for Chinese settlers has become the greatest threat to Tibet's grasslands. This has led to extensive desertification, rendering the land unusable for agriculture or grazing. This problem has especially devastated the vast grasslands in Amdo.