UPCOMING BOOK: OPENING THE EYE OF THE BUDDHA, The Life & Work of Tinley Chojor, Master of Tibetan Architectural Painting & Decorative Arts

preface by Robert Thurman
introduction by Robert Beer
text & design by Louise Light
photography by Claire Pullinger

Tinley Chojor was a seventh-generation lineage holder of in the eri artistic style of Central Tibet. The scope of Tinley’s lifetime of work is formidable, spanning more than six decades across four countries and encompassing all four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism, as well as cultural institutions within the Tibetan community-in-exile and the western community of Buddhists now practicing within this tradition.

The project is photo-documenting this amazing body of work for a forthcoming book (expected publication date: fall 2009). The photos are presented against Tinley's dramatic life's story as described in oral history interviews which have been conducted over the past three years. Research, photo documentation, and oral history interviews made possible with the generous support of the Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation, Karma Kagyu Institute, and many others.