"Song of Lhasa Memories" by Shelkar Lingpa (ཤལ་དཀར་གང་པ།)

2023/07/26 by Geshe N. L. Nornang, Lawrence J. Epstein · 1 voice
Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · #Indian History and Philosophy #South Asian Studies and Conflicts #South Asian Studies and Diaspora

paper · pdf · doi:10.58371/jtl.2023.64

openalex publication_date 2023/07/26 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/11

Abstract

This ornate poem, composed by Shelkar Lingpa (Shel dkar gling pa, 1876–1913) in the Indian hill station of Darjeeling, evokes everyday life in faraway Lhasa, even as it makes not- so-subtle barbs at the Chinese military that had forced him into exile. Read the introduction by Andrew Quintman and Kurtis R. Schaeffer.

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