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Christian Luczanits: Mustang Art and the Myth of the Hidden Kingdom

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The Ho Center for Buddhist Studies at Stanford
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May 1, 2026
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Summary

Christian Luczanits talks about the eccentricities of early Buddhist art in the Mustang region of the Himalayas, the intellectual exchange that ran through the region long before its 15th-century kingdom, and the importance of documenting the manuscripts and sculptures of mountain monasteries in situ. Interview by Miles Osgood.