Vairochana

Seated Buddha with halo and mandorla carved into orange-brown sedimentary rock
Line drawing of seated Buddha flanked by deities; printed on paper with faint lines of Chinese text
Seated Buddha with halo and mandorla carved into orange-brown sedimentary rock
Line drawing of seated Buddha flanked by deities; printed on paper with faint lines of Chinese text

Vairochana

Location
Drak Lhamo
Photo Credit
photograph by Pema Tsering, 1994

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