Heading for Kathmandu, around 1970....
A young, very talkative monk at Boudhantha, the very large Buddist Chaitaya in Kathmandu. The plan of the temple, and the temple itself, is one very large mandala. One of the many manifestations of the Buddha, this one is the Buddha of magic and teaching. He is drinking the very sweet milk tea, which is often served when you are a lone and thirsty visitor. They also like to serve the Hobnob cookies.
stone mandala, Salt Lake City...these are all meditation spaces
Inside a Buddhist Temple, up in the mountains
The plan of a Buddhist temple, called a Chaitaya in Nepal, imitates the structure of the universe and designates a sacred space. These temples in a settlement define the limits of meaningful sacred space against the surrounding continuum of profane and non-significant space, or chaos.
This is a shrine inside a Buddhist temple, where all of these commonplace objects can assume a holy or sacred character.
PhotoKathmandu, takes place mostly, outside in the city of Lalitpur also called Patan.
Back in the 1960's and 1970's Kathmandu attracted many counterculture people seeking spiritual enlightenment
stone mandala, Salt Lake City...these are all meditation spaces
This is a shrine inside a Buddhist temple, where all of these commonplace objects can assume a holy or sacred character. 
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