Tibet Guge 09 Tsaparang Demchog Temple 01 Outside

Tibet Guge 08 Tsaparang 11 View From Citadel To North

Tibet Guge 08 Tsaparang 12 View From Citadel To South West

Tibet Guge 09 Tsaparang Demchog Temple 01 Outside

Tibet Guge 09 Tsaparang Demchog Temple 02 Carving on Roof Support

Tibet Guge 09 Tsaparang Demchog Temple 03 Blue Mahakala

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The Temple of Samvara/Bde-mchog is a chapel standing on top of the steep clayey mountain, around which the town was constructed, and around which was spread the crown of the caves of its inhabitants, dug out of the ravine. This small temple is built just in the middle of the royal palace. It was to host the tutelary spirit (yi-dam) of the country. - Giuseppe Tucci: The Temples of Western Tibet and their Artistic Symbolism (1935).

Tibet Guge 09 Tsaparang Demchog Temple 01 Outside The Temple of Samvara/Bde-mchog is a chapel standing on top of the steep clayey mountain, around which the town was constructed, and around which was spread the crown of the caves of its inhabitants, dug out of the ravine. This small temple is built just in the middle of the royal palace. It was to host the tutelary spirit (yi-dam) of the country. - Giuseppe Tucci: The Temples of Western Tibet and their Artistic Symbolism (1935).

DATE: 2006-07-12 15:16