{"id":480,"date":"2025-07-14T10:08:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T10:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.history.qmul.ac.uk\/inplainsight\/?page_id=480"},"modified":"2025-07-14T10:08:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T10:08:07","slug":"tibetan-text-on-khata","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/projects.history.qmul.ac.uk\/inplainsight\/tibetan-text-on-khata\/","title":{"rendered":"Tibetan text on khata"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-47c06fe3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:56%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"990\" height=\"748\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.history.qmul.ac.uk\/inplainsight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/07\/Aysha-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.history.qmul.ac.uk\/inplainsight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/07\/Aysha-1.jpg 990w, https:\/\/projects.history.qmul.ac.uk\/inplainsight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/07\/Aysha-1-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/projects.history.qmul.ac.uk\/inplainsight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/07\/Aysha-1-768x580.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-119bc444 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">This project looks at the white scarf-like textile called \u2018khata\u2019, ubiquitous to the cultural landscape of Tibet and the Himalayas. Given to both human guests and Buddhist deities; left at sacred sites and mountain passes; and found in temples, homes, automobiles and even around the neck of a beloved pet, these woven texts tell a unique story of material religion in a region characterized by the dynamic preservation of Buddhist teachings and an interactive relationship with its volatile landscape.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Give, honor, and receive: The many lives of the Himalayan khata<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-21f393a4 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"449\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-481 size-large\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.history.qmul.ac.uk\/inplainsight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/07\/Aysha-3-1024x449.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.history.qmul.ac.uk\/inplainsight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/07\/Aysha-3-1024x449.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/projects.history.qmul.ac.uk\/inplainsight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/07\/Aysha-3-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/projects.history.qmul.ac.uk\/inplainsight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/07\/Aysha-3-768x336.jpg 768w, https:\/\/projects.history.qmul.ac.uk\/inplainsight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/07\/Aysha-3.jpg 1381w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#343134\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"611\" height=\"815\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-482 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.history.qmul.ac.uk\/inplainsight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/07\/aysha-4.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.history.qmul.ac.uk\/inplainsight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/07\/aysha-4.jpg 611w, https:\/\/projects.history.qmul.ac.uk\/inplainsight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/07\/aysha-4-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#878483\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.history.qmul.ac.uk\/inplainsight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/07\/aysha-5-770x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-484\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.history.qmul.ac.uk\/inplainsight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/07\/aysha-5-770x1024.jpg 770w, https:\/\/projects.history.qmul.ac.uk\/inplainsight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/07\/aysha-5-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/projects.history.qmul.ac.uk\/inplainsight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/07\/aysha-5-768x1021.jpg 768w, https:\/\/projects.history.qmul.ac.uk\/inplainsight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/07\/aysha-5.jpg 873w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"638\" height=\"412\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.history.qmul.ac.uk\/inplainsight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/07\/Aysha-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-485\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.history.qmul.ac.uk\/inplainsight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/07\/Aysha-2.jpg 638w, https:\/\/projects.history.qmul.ac.uk\/inplainsight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/07\/Aysha-2-300x194.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This project looks at the white scarf-like textile called \u2018khata\u2019, ubiquitous to the cultural landscape of Tibet and the Himalayas. Given to both human guests and Buddhist deities; left at sacred sites and mountain passes; and found in temples, homes, automobiles and even around the neck of a beloved pet, these woven texts tell a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":340,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-480","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.history.qmul.ac.uk\/inplainsight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/480","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.history.qmul.ac.uk\/inplainsight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.history.qmul.ac.uk\/inplainsight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.history.qmul.ac.uk\/inplainsight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/340"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.history.qmul.ac.uk\/inplainsight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=480"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/projects.history.qmul.ac.uk\/inplainsight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/480\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":486,"href":"https:\/\/projects.history.qmul.ac.uk\/inplainsight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/480\/revisions\/486"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.history.qmul.ac.uk\/inplainsight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}