Maitreya, Ke'u tshang hermitage
Resource #: 62538 (URL for reference)
Collections: Sera Hermitages (2004)
Description:
by José Cabezón
This large statue of Maitreya is the main image in the Maitreya chapel (Byams khang). This deity is said to perform the transference of consciosness for all those individuals who, having been brought to the cemetery in the valley below, lack anyone else to perform the ceremony for them.Associated Resources
Resource type: Image
Photographer: Alex Catanese
Photograph Date: 26/Sep/2004