The arcade entrance of Derge Parkhang, flanked with two proud Tibetan Lions, Tibet 2013
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The celebrated printing press of Derge Parkhang is a magnificent four-storey building with original frescoes that were blackened by smoke during the wanton destruction of the 1960s as was the Chinese Cultural revolution (gratuitously cruel), but recently restored with painstaking care. Beyond the portico, there is an inner courtyard, giving access to the temple on the ground level, the printing works on the second and third levels, and the rooftop chapels on the fourth level. The temple, known as the Chodzokhang, contains original exquisite images of (L-R): the three emanations of Manjughosa, namely: Sakya Pandita, flanked by Tsongkhapa and Longchen Rabjampa: along with Four-armed Avalokiteshvara, Amitabha, Shakyamuni, Padmasambhava, Manjughosa, Tara, Pelpung Situ Chokyi Jungne, and King Tenpa Tsering.
Upstairs, is the precious collection of xylograph blocks, including the Derge editions of Kangyur, Tangyur, Nyingma Gyudbum and other works, which are constantly in demand throughout the towns, villages and monasteries of Tibet.
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The arcade entrance of Derge Parkhang, flanked with two proud Tibetan Lions, Tibet 2013
Slideshow : www.flickr.com/photos/reurinkjan/sets/72157635937209655/show
The celebrated printing press of Derge Parkhang is a magnificent four-storey building with original frescoes that were blackened by smoke during the wanton destruction of the 1960s as was the Chinese Cultural revolution (gratuitously cruel), but recently restored with painstaking care. Beyond the portico, there is an inner courtyard, giving access to the temple on the ground level, the printing works on the second and third levels, and the rooftop chapels on the fourth level. The temple, known as the Chodzokhang, contains original exquisite images of (L-R): the three emanations of Manjughosa, namely: Sakya Pandita, flanked by Tsongkhapa and Longchen Rabjampa: along with Four-armed Avalokiteshvara, Amitabha, Shakyamuni, Padmasambhava, Manjughosa, Tara, Pelpung Situ Chokyi Jungne, and King Tenpa Tsering.
Upstairs, is the precious collection of xylograph blocks, including the Derge editions of Kangyur, Tangyur, Nyingma Gyudbum and other works, which are constantly in demand throughout the towns, villages and monasteries of Tibet.
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