Thousand years of Tibetan masterpieces revealed for first time
Writer and photographer Thomas Laird’s 10-year project records crumbling Buddhist murals before they are lost
They are some of the greatest treasures of Tibetan Buddhist culture: ancient murals showing the life of the Buddha and the secrets of meditation. Many are hidden in remote monasteries or temples whose walls are crumbling, but a remarkable project has recorded the paintings before they disappear for ever.
The American photographer and writer spent a decade living among yak herders, farmers and monks while
