Ladakh´s hidden Buddhist Sanctuary. The Sumtsek.
Photography by Jaroslav Poncar

On the south bank of the Indus in Ladakh, facing a great trade and invasion route to the north, lies Alchi, a repository of magnificent Buddhist wall paintings and clay sculptures that have survived for over 800 years. This spectacular, limited edition photo survey details – with 300 color plates, maps, and plans – the most impressive of the temples there.
The monastic complex of Alchi is undoubtedly one of the most important and fascinating monuments preserved in the Himalayas. With its earliest monuments dating from the late twelfth to the mid-thirteenth centuries, it provides unique insight into the Buddhist culture flourishing at that time.
Through a detailed analysis of the architecture, sculptures and murals in their context, their interrelationship to each other and to Tibetan textual sources likely known at the time the publication offers a deeper understanding of the monuments religious environment. A reassessment of some of the inscriptions preserved at the site provides new insights into the historical circumstances of the temple’s construction.

– Antiquarisches Exemplar, Buch sehr gut, Schutzumschlag mit leichten Gebrauchsspuren, Schuber sehr gut –

286 Seiten, gebunden, Leinen mit Schutzumschlag, durchgehend mit farbigen Abb., 300 Farbtafeln, Karten und Pläne, im illustrierten Halbleinenschuber, Englisch, Serindia Publications, 1996, Großformat 30,8 x 36,5 x 3,3 cm, Format Schuber: 31 x 37,5 x 4,2 cm