Just a small point, the word quoted as 'Botella' should probably by 'Botala' or 'Potala'. The Potala Palace in Lhasa was the ancient home of the Dalai Lama before the Chinese invasion.
In the late 60s Bowie was of course very interested in Tibetan Buddhism, and interest he picked up from reading Jack Kerouac as well as meeting Tibetan refugee monks.
Just a small point, the word quoted as 'Botella' should probably by 'Botala' or 'Potala'. The Potala Palace in Lhasa was the ancient home of the Dalai Lama before the Chinese invasion.
In the late 60s Bowie was of course very interested in Tibetan Buddhism, and interest he picked up from reading Jack Kerouac as well as meeting Tibetan refugee monks.