Dege County (德格县), located in the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province, China, is a renowned center for Tibetan culture, religion, and history. Often referred to as the “Heart of Tibetan Culture,” Dege is famous for its ancient monasteries, stunning mountain […]
Dzogchen Purchen(ཕུར་ཆེན) Cham Dance Festival
The Purba Cham (ཕུར་པའི་འཆམ་) is a specific, wrathful ritual dance centered on the deity Vajrakilaya (Tibetan: Dorje Phurba), the “Adamantine Dagger.” This is a major Vajrakilaya (Dorje Phurba) empowerment and practice assembly established at Dzogchen Monastery in the late 19th […]


