Book Published!
Preview Roger's book, The Tendrel of Bokar Monastery by clicking on the above link. 66 pages of color photographs taken over several years, depict the many different connections people from around the world enjoy with the monastery and with each other. Half the profits will be donated to Bokar Monastery.
What's in a Name?
Tendrel is a Tibetan term that cannot easily be translated with a single word. It is made up of 'ten', meaning support, plus 'drel', meaning dependence and conditionality. Tendrel implies that all phenomena are linked with each other and dependent on each other; that nothing exists on its own, uninfluenced by anything else.
I attempt to capture our tendrel, our connections, in my work, which explores the many qualities we share with each other.
-Roger Edwards
Photographer