View from below of monumental Buddha seated in cross-legged position with photograph in lap

Vairochana of the Glacier Lake

Location
Jowo chapel, Jokhang Temple; Lhasa, U region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China)

Material
clay with pigments and matte gold

Dimensions
height approx. 20 ft. (6 m)

Photo Credit
photograph by Lionel Fournier

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