Immediately though the gate there is a new Maitreya temple, dedicated by his Holiness the Dalai Lama in 1980. The gigantic image is not, as Maitreya is usually depicted, standing or seated on a raised throne, but is in lotus position. The main Du-Khang doubles as the library, ... Over to the systems of pigeon-hotels in which the woodblock printed volumes of the scripture are Kept. Most of the wall paintings are for the terrace deities, Some in Yab-Yum. Small dark chapel behind the main altar, with images of Sakyamuni, four-armed Avalokiteswara and Tson-Ka-Pa, has traces of murals in the free creative style of the 16th and 17th centuries. Women are admitted to Gon-Khang, because the images aer kept vield. Half-way down the hil is a second Du-Khang, Known as the white Du-Khnag, which has good murals in the Tibetan style. From the roof-terrace above the main Du-Khang an extensive view is obtained of the wide float into which the Indus valley opens here, With Stakna on its isolated hillock a |
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