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VISITING TASHI CHOPHEL LING MONASTERY (Yufeng Si 玉峰寺) AS A LONE FEMALE PILGRIM: One of the five main Karma Kagyu monasteries in Lijiang. Original artworks by 10th Karmapa, Choying Dorje and a 500 year-old tree said to have been planted by 8th Karmapa (On the Road to Shangri-la (Part 3))

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Introduction The oldest Buddhist temple in Lijiang is said to be Dabaojigong temple, with its fabulous wall murals located in the former capital of Baisha ancient town has been documented to some extent in terms of its artworks in particular, by the art curator and Tibetologist, Karl Debreczeny (see previous bibliography in Part 1). One… Continue reading VISITING TASHI CHOPHEL LING MONASTERY (Yufeng Si 玉峰寺) AS A LONE FEMALE PILGRIM: One of the five main Karma Kagyu monasteries in Lijiang. Original artworks by 10th Karmapa, Choying Dorje and a 500 year-old tree said to have been planted by 8th Karmapa (On the Road to Shangri-la (Part 3))