Buray Shawl in Monk Red In the distant past

In the distant past

In ancient times

Tibetan pillar lamps are painted with vibrant colors using traditional relief painted technique

with its relief effect

Buray Shawl in Monk Red In the distant past100% Buray silk handwoven, dyed, and finished in Norbulingka workshops. Known as bu ray (insect cloth) in Bhutan and Tibet and as Endi in India, this rugged wild silk fabric is made from the pierced cocoon of the Attacus Ricini moth whose larvae feed on the leaves of the castor oil tree, in the jungles of Assam. Popular in Bhutan and Tibet, buray was imported from Assam for centuries and traditionally used for monks shawls and the famed Tibetan shirt.