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Shalu - The monastery of Shalu
was founded by Chetsun Sherab Jungnay in the region of Nyangro near the
present day town of Gyantse. In the early fourteenth century it became
the most important centre of learning under Butön Rinpoche (1290-1364),
one of Tibet's greatest scholars. |
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Drathang - When Giuseppe Tucci
visited this small monastery in the 1940s, he found the original wall paintings
and large stucco figures in excellent condition. Clear and distinct influences
from the surrounding Buddhist civilisations: Central Asia, India and Nepal,
were manifest in both sculpture and painting, making Drathang an excellent
source for the study of the development of early Tibetan art. |
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Gongkar - The monastery of
Gongkar belongs to the Zung branch of the Sakyapa school, and was decorated
in the 16th c. with beautiful wall paintings by the celebrated founder
of the Khyenri school of Tibetan painting, Jamyang Khyentse Wangchuk (born
1524). |
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Sekhar Guthok - Shalu Association
had the opportunity in October 1996 to inspect the site of Sekhar Guthok,
"nine-storey son's house", the legendary tower Marpa ordered Milarepa (1040-1123)
to build for his son. The site is situated in Lhodrak district, north of
the Bhutanese border. |
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Namseling - This splendid
manor, built on the banks of the Tsangpo River, opposite the monastery
of Samye, is one of the oldest manor houses in Tibet, going back to the
time of the Phagmodrupa dynasty in the fourteenth century. It is also one
of the rare noble fiefs to have survived the Cultural Revolution, and although
little is known at present about its history, it merits conservation as
a fine example of Tibetan lay architecture. |
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Yemar - Founded at the beginning
of the "Later Diffusion" of Buddhism in Tibet, the modest temple of Yemar
has three chapels which were adorned with majestic stucco figures and fine
wall paintings. |
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Rithang - This monastery, founded
by Riwo Khyentse at the beginning of the "Later Diffusion", is rarely mentioned
in Western sources because it is located near the former prefecture and
fortress of Tsona, on the border with Bhutan, which has been out of bounds
to foreigners for a long time. |
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The Dzong-Gyap Lukhang - The
Lukhang Temple stands on a small island in a park behind the Potala Palace,
on the north side, west of the old city of Lhasa. The Association hopes in the future to contribute to the conservation of this unique cultural monument. |
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