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2001.59.4.85.2 (Print)
2001.59.4.85.2 (Print)
Hugh E. Richardson
Hugh Richardson
1950
Lhodrag Region > Lhalung
2001.59.4.85.2
56 X 45 mm
Print silver
Donated August 2001
The executors of the estate of Hugh E. Richardson
Richardson's 1950 Lhodrag tour
Notes on print - 'Lhalung' is written in pencil and '614' and 'Velox' in an oval are stamped in black.
Manual Catalogues - Notes in negative album '4' - Folio 85. 'do. [Lhalung dgonpa]'
Manual Catalogues - Richardson Handlist- Album 4. 'Journey starting at Gong-dkar rdzong on Gtsang-po, 29. 18. N 90. 48 E', '[nos.] 84, 85. Lha-lung, Karma-pa monastery said to be founded c 1154. 28.5 N. 90.30 E.' [KC 7/3/2006]
Other Information - Setting: Lha lung (lha lung) monastery is located near Dowa Dzong in Lho drak on the north bank of the Kuru chu. (TS)
Other Information - Setting: Hugh Richardson describes this site in High peaks, Pure Earth , 1998, London: Serindia Publications, pp. 323-4, "Some twelve miles to the north [of Padma-gling], across the sinister pass of the Sbrum-la, which climbs over a flank of Sku-lha Gangsri in the upper waters of the Lho-brag-chu, is the ancient monastery of Lha-lung (1950). Its situation resembles that of a prosperous country mansion but its religious character is at once apparent in the massive enclosing wall topped by a row of mchod-rten, several of which, including that through which the entrance lies, being of considerable size. ..." [KC 7/3/2006]
Other Information - Dates: The date is derived from Richardson’s negative album No.4, the cover of which is marked with ‘Lhobrag 1950’. These images seem mainly to have been developed as part of a batch arising from a trip to Mug, Lhobrag etc in 1950, as well as images taken on other trips during this year (eg: Talung/Reting). The batch development numbers 608-615 on the back of the contact prints run sequentially and the images seem all to have been developed at the same time, and must therefore have been taken in or around this date. In addition, 2001.59.4.83.2, one of this batch, has also been identified on the back as having been taken in 1950 [MS 22/12/2005]
Other Information - History: The monastery is the seat of the Lhodrak Sungtrul and Lhodrak Tuk-se incarnate lamas. The origin of the monastery is attributed to Lhalung Pelgyi Dorje, the monk who assinated the anti-Buddhist emperor Langdarma in the 9th c. In the 12th C the building was opened as a monastery by the Ist Karmapa Dusum Khyenpa. In the 17th Century the monastery was given by the 5th Dalai Lama to Nyingma trulku Lhodrak trulku. (TS)
For Citation use:
The Tibet Album.
"Settlement and monastery of Lhalung in Lhodrag"
05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum.
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