Tibet Guge 07 Tsaparang Red Temple 01 Outside

Tibet Guge 06 Tsaparang White Temple 10 12 Jowo Khang Ceiling

Tibet Guge 06 Tsaparang White Temple 11 12 Jowo Khang Ceiling Buddha Pillar

Tibet Guge 07 Tsaparang Red Temple 01 Outside

Tibet Guge 07 Tsaparang Red Temple 02 Door

Tibet Guge 07 Tsaparang Red Temple 03 Door Carving

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Tsaparang’s Red Temple (Lhakhang Marpo) was built around 1470, perhaps 30 years earlier than the White Temple. The murals in this 16m x 20m chapel were repainted around 1630, shortly before the fall of the Guge kingdom. The main statue of Shakyamuni was built of gilded bronze, but alas lays in rubble, destroyed by the Chinese Red Guards.

Tibet Guge 07 Tsaparang Red Temple 01 Outside Tsaparang’s Red Temple (Lhakhang Marpo) was built around 1470, perhaps 30 years earlier than the White Temple. The murals in this 16m x 20m chapel were repainted around 1630, shortly before the fall of the Guge kingdom. The main statue of Shakyamuni was built of gilded bronze, but alas lays in rubble, destroyed by the Chinese Red Guards.

DATE: 2006-07-12 14:04