
Mount Meru Palace Mandala
- Location
- Yachengar Monastery, Kham region, eastern Tibet (present-day Sichuan Province)
- Material
- gilt metal repoussé
- Dimensions
- height ca. 71 in. (1.8 m)
- Photo Credit
- photograph by Rolf Koch, 2018
The three upper tiers are filled with semi-precious stones, crystals, glass particles, cowry shells, and other materials.
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