Buray Shawl in Mustard Yellow Palden Lhamo became more intertwined

Palden Lhamo became more intertwined with Tibetan history through her relationship with the successive Dalai Lamas

as it was under the bodhi tree that the Buddha attained enlightenment

Though he practiced for many years

The entire mandala is surrounded by a vajra fence

boxy shape top crafted from sturdy

Buray Shawl in Mustard Yellow Palden Lhamo became more intertwined100% Buray silk handwoven, dyed, and finished in Norbulingka workshops. Known as bu ray (insect cloth) in Bhutan and Tibet and as Endi in India, this rugged wild silk fabric is made from the pierced cocoon of the Attacus Ricini moth whose larvae feed on the leaves of the castor oil tree, in the jungles of Assam. Popular in Bhutan and Tibet, buray was imported from Assam for centuries and traditionally used for monks shawls and the famed Tibetan shirt.