Thursday, October 31, 2024

Kumbum Monastery : The Main Assembly Hall

The Main Assembly Hall is the largest bilding here. It has 168 columns. The monks will gather to chant the sutras here. Murals are a distinct art here. They are mainly drawn from Buddhist sutras. The columns are covered with barbola and barbola are also hang between the columns.
















Barbola is the art of cutting silk or satin into shapes of buddha, flowers or animals and filling them wool and cotton to make them three dimensional.

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