Collection of Buddhist Sculptures

in the Jokhang Temple

Each copy of the book

108 Buddhist Statues in Tibet

      Contains a DVD with digital photographs of 419

Buddhist sculptures in the collection of the Jokhang Temple at Lhasa

Taking photographs of objects inside Tibetan monasteries is very difficult if not outright impossible. In most monasteries access is restricted as a result of security measures imposed to prevent theft. Therefore, to facilitate access for scholars to photographs of Buddhist sculptures in Tibet, a DVD is attached to each copy of the book 108 Buddhist Statues in Tibet. This DVD contains digital photographs of the 108 illustrated statues and of the 419 most important Buddhist sculptures in the collection of the Jo khang/Lhasa gTsug lag khang. Some 311 of these statues were 2001 published in Buddhist Sculptures in Tibet. The remaining 108 sculptures are illustrated in Jokhang – Tibet’s Most Sacred Temple, edited by Gyurme Dorje (Thames & Hudson, 2009). These 527 digital photographs can be downloaded free of charge by anyone, regardless whether for personal use or for publication. The photographs were taken by Ulrich von Schroeder during 14 expeditions to Tibet between 1980 and 1997. The Jokhang sculptures have not received the attention they deserve. For public domain documentation see http://jokhangsculpture.com/index.html