Judith Hertog

2 months ago | tricycle.org | Judith Hertog

To visit Kyoto, Japan’s former imperial capital (794–1868), is to tour the history of Buddhism in Japan. It is practically impossible to take a hundred steps without passing a place of worship, whether it be a small shrine or a grand monastery with UNESCO World Heritage status. The city features more than 1,500 Buddhist temples that represent all the major schools of Japanese Buddhism, many of which started in Kyoto.

Jan 24, 2025 | foreignpolicy.com | Judith Hertog

Environment China A young woman wearing an elaborate brocade dress gazes up at the Jokhang Temple, the oldest and holiest pilgrimage site in the Tibetan capital, Lhasa. Surrounding her is an array of people in colorful ensembles. Women with braided hair spin hand-held prayer wheels.

Aug 9, 2024 | tricycle.org | Judith Hertog

“Our passage in Londre was as inconspicuous as we could have wished. Not one of the villagers whom we met appeared to take any particular notice of us.”This is how Alexandra David-Néel, a French Tibetologist and explorer, described the beginning of her journey in Tibet in the fall of 1923.

May 5, 2024 | hechoencalifornia1010.com | Judith Hertog

As Tibetan Buddhism spreads through China, Xi sees an opportunity to consolidate his rule. Shangri-la is best-known as a fictional place—an idyllic valley first imagined by a British novelist in the 1930s—but look at a map and you’ll find it. Sitting at the foot of the Himalayas in southwestern China, Shangri-la went by a more prosaic name until 2001, when the city was rebranded by Chinese officials eager to boost tourism. Their ploy worked. The star of Shangri-la is the Ganden Sumtseling Monastery.

May 5, 2024 | msn.com | Judith Hertog

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