ck122: I decided to tackle the Kumbum, which means "100,000 images". Having worked my way through, I think that is a low estimate. Some favorites follow.
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ck122: Mahakala
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ck122: There were paintings,
ck122: White Tara
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ck122: And statuary
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ck122: Both small,
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ck122: And large. This one is two storys and you can only see the feet on this level. Periodically, a monk came through with a basket to collect the offerings.
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ck122: So many tiny chapels. So little time. It is thought that the paintings were done by Newari (Nepali) artists in the 14th century.
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ck122: Besides Buddha, images also depicted wrathful dieties,
ck122: Guardian kings and protector spirits.
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ck122: This is looking down on the top of the Buddha whose feet we saw earlier.
ck122: Green Tara?
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ck122: Mahakala, is the Buddhist equivalent of the Hundu diety Kali. He had several chapels