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Gyantse Kumbum: A Treasure House of Iconography

Built in the mid 15th century with work starting in 1427, the murals of the Gyantse Kumbum are undoubtedly the greatest source of Tantric Buddhist iconographic forms anywhere in Tibet, or likely the world. It will take some time before all of the 600 plus images are properly catalogued on the HAR website.