Alchi Ladakh’s Hidden Buddhist Sanctuary

ISBN is 0906026385 / 9780906026380
Published by Serindia Publications London 1996
Condition: Near MintEdition: First
Categories: , , , SKU: 510

Description

Alchi Ladakh’s Hidden Buddhist Sanctuary – The Three-Storeyed Temple or Sumtsek , as its name indicates, is a three storey building dedicated to a triad of Bodhisattvas and their secondary deities located in three niches (◊ Sumtsek sculpture gallery). The interior of the ground floor measures 5.4 x 5.8 meters and the niches are 2.1 to 2.7 meters wide and more than four meters high, the niche in the main wall being wider and higher than the niches in the side walls. The mural paintings of the Sumtsek are the subject of a major publication which documents most of the temple.
On the south bank of the Indus in Ladakh, facing a great trade and invasion route to the north, lies Alchi, a repository of magnificent Buddhist wall paintings and clay sculptures that have survived for over 800 years. This spectacular, limited edition photo survey details—with 300 color plates, maps, and plans

Additional information

Book Author

Jaroslav Poncar, Roger Goepper

Publisher

Serindia Publications London

Published

1996

Edition

First

ISBN 10

0906026385

ISBN 13

9780906026380

Language

English

Condition

Near Mint

Format

Hardcover

  • Brown Cloth
  • Dust Jacket
  • White Title
  • Cloth Slipcase With Photo Image
  • Near Mint