Khamtrul Rinpoche Leads Historic Mahakala Puja in Taipei
Paola Di Maio
2 April 2019
First full Mahakala Puja ever conducted in Taiwan
World Peace! Thumbs Up! Some Martial Aspects of Buddhist Dance
Joseph Houseal
6 April 2018
A closer look at martial behavior in Vajrayana…
Tibetan Book of the Dead, Part Two: The Hour of Our Death
Joseph Houseal
5 May 2017
The first metaphysical thing I learned about Buddhist Cham dance was that the same monstrous deities appearing in the annual Cham performance will appear again
Finding Excellence, Part 5: A Buddhist Land
Joseph Houseal
11 November 2016
There are not so many places left on Earth where the population is virtually 100 per cent Tantric Buddhist. Spiti Valley in Himachal Pradesh, India,
Finding Excellence, Part 3: Who is the Best Dancer Here?
Joseph Houseal
15 September 2016
Venture into remote places and you will find a joyful purity. During our recent summer fieldwork in Himachal Pradesh, northern India, we distributed copies of
Stick Dance, Devil Dance, Part 2: Dance Lineages of Bhutan
Joseph Houseal
27 May 2016
In 2003, Core of Culture’s dance research expedition team began a five-year project to survey and document the Buddhist dances of the Himalayan kingdom of