Paintings on ceilings of Drotshang Dorje Chang monastery
Resource #: 67422 (URL for reference)
Collections: Photos-for-Qinghai-Monasteries-Documentation
Tibet and Himalayas: ceilings
Location: Drotsang Gön
Description:
by Rinchenkhar
Drothsang Dorje Chang monastery was built in the year of 1583 by the third Dalai Lama. There is a statue of the Third Dalai Lama. Around 1948, the monatery used to have 400 monks at the monatery and after the cultural revolution number of monks obviously declined. Currently there are only ten monks at the monastery. These are paintings on ceilings of Drotshang Dorjee Chang and are the paintings of Khorlo, or wheel of Dharma.
Associated Resources
This resource was provided by Qinghai Normal University (Qinghai Monastery Documentation Project). The copyright holder is Gya ye Drabo (only private uses permitted).
Resource type: Image
Photographer: Gyayé Trabho (རྒྱ་ཡེ་བཀྲ་བྷོ།)
Photograph Date: 12/Oct/2011