Tibet 07 02 Shigatse Tashilhunpo 26.2m Maitreya

Tibet 06 10 Gyantse Kumbum Chandamaharoshana

Tibet 07 01 Shigatse Tashilhunpo Entrance

Tibet 07 02 Shigatse Tashilhunpo 26.2m Maitreya

06 Friendship Bridge Between Kodari Nepal And Zhangmu Tibet From Kodari

Tibet 07 02 Shigatse Tashilhunpo 26.2m Maitreya [9 of 24]

The most impressive Tashilhunpo sight is the Maitreya Chapel, a tall red building with a gold roof at the complex’s northwestern corner, built in 1914 by the ninth Panchen Lama. It houses a 26.2m image of Maitreya, the Future Buddha, whose ears are 2.6m long and each finger 1.2m. The statue contains 279kg of gold and 150,000kg of copper and brass molded on a wooden frame.

Tibet 07 02 Shigatse Tashilhunpo 26.2m Maitreya The most impressive Tashilhunpo sight is the Maitreya Chapel, a tall red building with a gold roof at the complex’s northwestern corner, built in 1914 by the ninth Panchen Lama. It houses a 26.2m image of Maitreya, the Future Buddha, whose ears are 2.6m long and each finger 1.2m. The statue contains 279kg of gold and 150,000kg of copper and brass molded on a wooden frame.

DATE: 2005-07-08 13:34