12 min
Music
Vajra Guru Mantra with the Zurich Chamber Orchestra
A live setting of the Vajra Guru mantra for voice and chamber orchestra, from the Call For Peace concert in the Tonhalle St. Gallen.
About the artist
Dechen Shak-Dagsay
Dechen Shak-Dagsay sings Tibetan Buddhist mantras and prayers, but not in the form they take in a monastery. She sets them in contemporary arrangements, which is what has carried them to listeners with no connection to the tradition.
She lives and works in Switzerland, tours internationally and performs regularly at the Tibet Museum in Gruyères. Her recent work includes a double album built around Arya Tara, the figure at the centre of much of what she sings.
“Music will always be like a bridge that brings people's hearts together again.”Dechen Shak-Dagsay
Upcoming events
Where Dechen Shak-Dagsay has taught.
No dates are listed at the moment. These are the gatherings Paths Are Many has on record.
Talks & videos
Watch before you attend.
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23 min
Music
The 21 Tales of Tara, Live in Zurich
Dechen Shak-Dagsay and the Jewel Ensemble sing the twenty-one traditional praises of Tara in full, recorded live in the Kirche Enge in Zurich.
Path
The wider context.
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Meditation & compassion
Buddhism
From vipassana and Zen to Tibetan Buddhism: mindfulness, wisdom and compassion.
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