Perhaps for the first time, New York is getting a glimpse of the Buddhist traditions of Bhutan. Asia Society and the Shambhala Meditation Centre are co-hosting a series on the Buddhist traditions of Bhutan, including a performance of sacred dance, sand mandala painting, lectures and teachings by a group of Bhutanese monks from the Thimphu Tashi Chodzong monastery in the capital of Bhutan.
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