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Eye-like design on the woodwork of Shalu Monastery, Tibet. Shalu was much damaged during the Cultural Revolution and some twenty resident monks, down from a former 300, try to restore buildings and paintings. See 05-01-03/30-40
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Eye-like design on the woodwork of Shalu Monastery, Tibet. Shalu was much da...

Central Hall of Shalu Monastery. Tibet. Shalu was much damaged during the Cultural Revolution and some twenty resident monks, down from a former 300, try to restore buildings and paintings. The monks have turned the Central Hall into their sleeping quarters.
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Central Hall of Shalu Monastery. Tibet. Shalu was much damaged during the...

Central Hall of Shalu Monastery, Tibet. Shalu was much damaged during the Cultural Revolution and some twenty resident monks, down from a former 300, try to restore buildings and paintings. The monks have turned the Central hall into their sleeping quarters.
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Central Hall of Shalu Monastery, Tibet. Shalu was much damaged during the...

Tashilhunpo Monastery, Shigatse, Tibet, at the foot of Tara Mountain. To the right of the golden roofs the fortress-like wall of a tower built in 1468, used to hang up a tangka (a Buddhist painting or tapestry) on high holidays. See 05-01-03/41-55
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Tashilhunpo Monastery, Shigatse, Tibet, at the foot of Tara Mountain. To the...

Tashilhunpo Monastery, the funeral Temple of the Fifth Panchen Lama (center) and (right) the golden roofs of the Great Temple. See 05-01-03/41-55
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Tashilhunpo Monastery, the funeral Temple of the Fifth Panchen Lama (cent...

The Great Temple of Tashilhunpo Monastery was built between 1447 and 1466. As usual, the buildings and chapels are arranged around a courtyard; wide stairs lead up to the first floor. See 05-01-03/41-55
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The Great Temple of Tashilhunpo Monastery was built between 1447 and 1466. A...

The Great Temple of Tashilhunpo Monastery was built between 1447 and 1466. As usual, the buildings and chapels are arranged around a courtyard; wide stairs lead up to the first floor. See 05-01-03/41-55
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The Great Temple of Tashilhunpo Monastery was built between 1447 and 1466. A...

The Great Temple of Tashilhunpo Monastery was built between 1447 and 1466. As usual, its buildings and chapels are arranged around a courtyard; wide stairs lead up to the first floor. See 05-01-03/41-55
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The Great Temple of Tashilhunpo Monastery was built between 1447 and 1466. A...

The golden roofs of the Great Temple of Tashilhunpo Monastery, built between 1447 and 1466. See 05-01-03/41-55
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The golden roofs of the Great Temple of Tashilhunpo Monastery, built between...

A Tantric wheel and a chessboard-like painting, in which a poem can be read backwards and forwards . adorn the walls of a first floor gallery of the Great Temple of Tashilhunpo Monastery. See 05-01-03/41-55
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A Tantric wheel and a chessboard-like painting, in which a poem can be...

Rows of Buddha paintings on the walls of a ground- floor gallery in the Great Temple of Tashilhunpo Monastery, Shigatse. The Great Temple was built between 1447 and 1466. See 05-01-03/41-55
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Rows of Buddha paintings on the walls of a ground- floor gallery in the Gre...

A Tibetan monk plays with a cat in the entrance to the Funeral Temple of the fifth Panchen Lama. Tashilhunpo Monastery, Shigatse. See 05-01-03/41-55
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A Tibetan monk plays with a cat in the entrance to the Funeral Temple of...