Travel Writing — Buddha Statues
Padmasambhava & Avalokiteshvara, Sani Monastery, Zanskar
Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva Buddha Statues Ladakh Trekking in Ladakh Zanskar
Continuing our look around Sani monastery we find statues of Maitreya, Padmasambhava & his consorts Queen Mandarava and Yeshe Tsogyal.
Journeys in Zanskar - Kanika Chorten at Sani Monastery
Buddha Statues Dalai Lama Himalaya Ladakh Monastery Zanskar
The name Kanika implies the chorten is from the 2nd century Kushan era and named from the emperor Kanishka.
Padmasambhava in Zanskar
Buddha Statues Karsha Monastery Ladakh Photos of India Zanskar
Sani houses the oldest stupa in Ladakh and Zanskar and just outside the monastery is a huge Padmasambhava statue in the middle of a lake.
Buddha & Bodhisattvas in the Ellora & Ajanta Caves
Buddha Buddha Statues Buddhist Indian Art Indian Carvings Photos of India
A photo gallery from our 2019 visit to the extraordinary 1500 year old caves at Ellora & Ajanta with their rock cut statues of the Buddha & Bodhisattvas.
Trekking & Monasteries in the Mountains of Buddhist Ladakh
Buddha Buddha Images Buddha Paintings Buddha Statues Dalai Lama Himalayan Goats Karsha Monastery Ladakh Zanskar
This year, because of Covid, we can't see our friends in India so this blog brings together all our previous blogs about Ladakh & Zanskar.