Biodegradable Blessing
A PROJECT OF LOVE FOR OUR PLANET AND ALL SENTIENT BEINGS…
ANG DOLMA SHERPA, KALZANG DORJEE BHUTIA, AMY HOLMES-TAGCHUNGDARPA, PASANG YANGJEE SHERPA
Bird looks at the material remains of lungta and khata in Khumbu, Nepal, May 2023.
Ang Dolma is at the center of this project. Her environmentally-friendly lugta and khata were already gaining traction in Kathmandu, when she connected with Kalzang, Amy and Pasang in 2022. Today, the team is expanding conversation around biodegradable blessing through public-facing essays, prayer-flag making workshops, and educational talks to raise awareness about plastic prayers, ancestral wisdom, and planetary health.
**Read more on how the team has been “Replacing Plastic Prayers with Biodegradable Blessings in the Himalayas” in Sapiens.