The lowermost portion of the composition is more cluttered than the uppermost portion, serving a symbolic function. The artist contrasts the mundane world of the human mind and society with the transcendent world of enlightenment. The blue halo surrounding Shantarakshita leads the eye upward, via a lotus blossom, towards the two figures above him: Shakyamuni Buddha to the right and Shantarakshita's own teacher to the left ("Historical Narrative: Shantarakshita").
Although it is permanently on display in a Tibetan temple, the Drowa Sangmo Mural depicts more of a mundane scene than does the portrait of Shantarakshita. Nothing, however, is entirely mundane in Tibetan society. The Drowa Sangmo proves that fact by depicting a Tibetan opera scene. The drama unfolds, representing historical events.
The color palette used in the Drowa Sangmo Mural is earthier than the one used in the portrait of the guru Shantarakshita. The more realistic color palette corresponds with the nature of the subject: which includes references to everyday life in the subcontinent and the Himalayas. Animals integral to daily life...
Then, the Buddha achieved Enlightenment, realizing the impermanence of human existence, and the falseness of a notion of fixed selfhood. Harrer achieved a kind of Enlightenment after experiencing the generosity of the Tibetan community where the Dalai Lama dwelled. The film shows how the Austrian Harrer was effectively stripped of his secure sense of national identity after he was nearly conquered by the avalanche and met the Dali Lama. Once
Origin of Ancient Nepal Neolithic tools found in the Kathmandu Valley indicate that people were living in the Himalayan region in the distant past, although their culture and artifacts are only slowly being explored. Written references to this region appeared only by the first millennium B.C. During that period, political or social groupings in Nepal became known in north India. The Mahabharata and other legendary Indian histories mention the Kiratas (Roberts
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