March 16, 2009
Visiting Lama Kaldan (actually Geshe Kaldan) was always an experience of Tibet. Having left Tibet in 1959 during the Chinese invasion, Geshe Kaldan spent many years in India before coming to Canada and settling for a time in Edmonton, where we met. He offered Tibetan tea at his home, served out of a big tall [...]
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February 3, 2009
These “rustic” Tibetan-style Chinese-made tea pots look like lovely decorative items. They are the size of an individual cup, and conjure up visions of “exotic orientalia”. I recall seeing one of these here in Vancouver at one of my favorite shops, Rustic China, on Pender Street in Chinatown. No, I’m not selling these, or anything [...]
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