In 2004, film producer and the 8th Earl of Harewood, David Lascelles, invited a group of Bhutan monks to build a stupa on the grounds of Yorkshire’s iconic Harewood House.
Designed to bring harmony and calm chaotic forces, Lascelles hoped the stupa’s arrival might cleanse the estate’s troubled links to Britain’s colonial past, while redefining his own relationship with an area that’s intrinsically linked to his own family history.
The finished project was a merging of cultures that delved deep into the history of both parties. Hear Lascelles share stories of the stupa’s creation and impact during this live in-conversation event with Nima Poovaya-Smith.