The Dalai Lama’s Secret Temple

Tantric Wall Paintings from Tibet

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The hypnotically beautiful Lukhang Temple murals, superbly reproduced in this landmark volume

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On an island behind Tibet’s Potala Palace is a small pagoda roofed Khang, or temple, a place reserved exclusively for the Dalai Lamas as a place of meditation and spiritual retreat.

During the brief reign of the Sixth Dalai Lama, who built the Lukhang Temple in the 18th century, unknown artists created a series of mysterious paintings on its chapel walls; comparable in quality and ambition to the Sistine Chapel in Rome. These masterpieces of Tibetan art are superbly reproduced here in this extraordinary publication.

This treasure of Tibetan Buddhist spirituality is presented in a magnificent and sumptuous large format edition. The vivid detail, rich colour and awe-inspiring impact of this path to spiritual liberation can be experienced outside the Lukhang Chapel.

Additional information

Weight 1328 g
Dimensions 24.2 x 32.4 cm
Publisher name Thames and Hudson Ltd
Publication date 1 October 2011
Number of pages 216
Format Paperback / softback
Contributors Text by Ian A. Baker, Photographs by Thomas Laird
Dimensions 24.2 x 32.4 cm
Weight 1328 g

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Ian Baker has studied Tibetan art and culture for more than thirty years. Among his other books is The Tibetan Art of Healing, also published by Thames & Hudson.

Thomas Laird's photographs have appeared in leading travel publications.