khata

In the Tibetan tradition, I later learned, offering a white silk scarf called a khata is an expression of auspicious intentions at the beginning of a relationship.

Manifesting Michelangelo Joseph Pierce Farrell 2011

In the Tibetan tradition, I later learned, offering a white silk scarf called a khata is an expression of auspicious intentions at the beginning of a relationship.

Manifesting Michelangelo Joseph Pierce Farrell 2011

We presented to him a satin khata with pictures of three buddhas on it, which he accepted, looking a little surprised at our knowledge of the customs.

With the Tibetans in Tent and Temple: Narrative of Four Years' Residence on the Tibetan Borders, and of a Journey into the Far Interior 1901

He presents his khata to the potentate with elaborate ceremony, but to the apparently great chagrin of the Chinamen and to the amusement of the spectators, the khata is returned and the great mandarin fails to win favor.

With the Tibetans in Tent and Temple: Narrative of Four Years' Residence on the Tibetan Borders, and of a Journey into the Far Interior 1901

Lehigh's Gast presented His Holiness the Dalai Lama a white scarf, known as a khata, as part of a traditional greeting to a respected teacher.

H.H. the Dalai Lama Begins Teaching At Lehigh University 2008

Lehigh's Gast presented His Holiness the Dalai Lama a white scarf, known as a khata, as part of a traditional greeting to a respected teacher.

H.H. the Dalai Lama Begins Teaching At Lehigh University 2008

You can offer a khata as a blessing on any new relationship, from marriage to a business or political partnership, and it recognizes a moment of powerful change and transition in your life.

Manifesting Michelangelo Joseph Pierce Farrell 2011

Whether I knew it or not, the white silk khata represented a blessing that moved me to the next step on my journey of discovery.

Manifesting Michelangelo Joseph Pierce Farrell 2011

You can offer a khata as a blessing on any new relationship, from marriage to a business or political partnership, and it recognizes a moment of powerful change and transition in your life.

Manifesting Michelangelo Joseph Pierce Farrell 2011

Instead she proceeded toward Palden Choetso, who was engulfed in flames, and she threw a pure white khata to her as a sign of respect.

Tibetans Burn for Their Faith and Freedom Tsering Woeser 2011