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Mangyu monastery complex
Mangyu monastery complex
	Female deity at Mangyu
Religion
Affiliation	Tibetan Buddhism
Location
Location	Mangyu, Leh District, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Country	India
	Location within Jammu and Kashmir
Geographic coordinates	34°14′N 77°3′E / 34.233°N 77.050°E
Architecture
Style	Tibetan Architecture
Founder	Lotsawa Rinchen Zangpo
Date established	c.12th century CE

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The Mangyu temple complex is a group of Buddhist temples in the village of Mangyu,Ladakh in the state of Jammu and Kashmir,India.

Dating edit

The temples are believed to be contemporaneous to the temples at Alchi Monastery and Sumda Chun,which are dated to the late 12th/early 13th century CE.^[1]As per oral legend,these temples were established by Lotsawa Rinchen Zangpo.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).. The Sakyamuni temple,also known as Chenrezig Lakhang,contains an image of Sakyamuni on its North-Western wall,and the Vairocana temple,also known as the Nangbar Nangzad^[2],contains an assemblage of sculptures on its Northwestern wall.The chapels(on the side of the temples) are known as the Chamba Lakhang.Two painted chortens,dated to the late 12th century,one of which is known as the Four-image chorten(due to its having four sculptures within it) are also a part of the complex.

Wall painting, Four Image Chorten, Mangyu

While the early structures are under the administration of Likir Monastery with one resident monk appointed by the monastery carrying out religious activities in the temples, a new temple built slightly above these early structures is under the administration of Matho Monastery.

In spite of some of the wall paintings being lost,and repainted over(especially in the Vairocana temple) many original paintings at this site are still extant.The monks of Likir monastery have expressed their interest in conservation of these early paintings without touching up or repainting.

Conservation edit

The conservation of the temples and the paintings of this site are carried out by the Architectural and Material Heritage divisions of the Delhi chapter of http://www.intach.org/index.asp Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage] (INTACH). The project carried out in five seasons was funded by Shinnyo-en.^[3]^[4]

References edit

^ Luczanits, Christian (2004). Buddhist sculpture in clay : early western Himalayan art, late 10th to early 13th centuries. Chicago: Serindia Publ. pp. 167–174. ISBN 9781932476026.
^ Lee, Eva. "Pristine Mangyu?". Retrieved 1 March 2014.
^ "Japanese funding for INTACH". The Hindu. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
^ "Statement showing details of funds received & spent by INTACH under FCRA during 2013-14 (upto 18.9.2013)". INTACH. Retrieved 31 December 2013.

34°14′00″N 77°03′15″E / 34.233447°N 77.054186°E / 34.233447; 77.054186

External Links edit

Video of Vairocana temple

Category:Buddhist monasteries in Ladakh

[1] Luczanits, Christian (2004). Buddhist sculpture in clay : early western Himalayan art, late 10th to early 13th centuries. Chicago: Serindia Publ. pp. 167–174. ISBN 9781932476026.

[2] Lee, Eva. "Pristine Mangyu?". Retrieved 1 March 2014.

[3] "Japanese funding for INTACH". The Hindu. Retrieved 31 December 2013.

[4] "Statement showing details of funds received & spent by INTACH under FCRA during 2013-14 (upto 18.9.2013)". INTACH. Retrieved 31 December 2013.

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