The Kumbum is a 7 story, tiered stupa. The public is allowed on all but the top 2 terraces. Each level is ringed with small chapels, each chapel housing a different deity image. It is an amazing work of art in itself, and each chapel is filled with intricate and intense iconography.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Deity image inside the Kumbum
The Kumbum is a 7 story, tiered stupa. The public is allowed on all but the top 2 terraces. Each level is ringed with small chapels, each chapel housing a different deity image. It is an amazing work of art in itself, and each chapel is filled with intricate and intense iconography.
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