Hybrid | Interview and Signing with Leslie Rinchen-Wongmo at Urban Dharma

Join us for an event with Artist-author Leslie Rinchen-Wongmo, author of Threads of Awakening: An American Woman’s Journey into Tibet’s Sacred Textile Art.

This is a hybrid event, meaning there is the opportunity to attend in person at Urban Dharma, or virtually. To attend virtually via Zoom of Facebook like, please click here for details.

Leslie will share her experience studying sacred Buddhist textile art among the Tibetan community in India. For more than 500 years, Tibetans have been creating sacred images from pieces of silk and using these textured maps to access the hidden treasure of their own true nature. Leslie Rinchen-Wongmo is one of few non Tibetans to have mastered this rare art form and has written a book about her experience.

Order the book below, or pick up a copy from the Malaprop’s Bookseller at the in-person event. Attendees will have the opportunity to get their books signed by the author.

Leslie Rinchen-Wongmo stitches bits of silk into elaborate artworks that bring the transformative images of Buddhist meditation to life. Her artwork has been featured in Spirituality & Health, Fiber Art Now and in the documentary, Creating Buddhas: The Making and Meaning of Fabric Thangkas and exhibited internationally.

Urban Dharma is a Buddhist center in West Asheville, NC. offering free meditations, classes, events, Zoom, Facebook live & a podcast! https://udharmanc.com