Spent Brothers Productions presents
IMAGES OF TIBET 1994
Samye, Lhasa & A Journey Through Kham

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On the roof of the Jokhang in Lhasa, Tibet's most sacred temple

  
The Potala from the Jokhang roof (left)

  
Jokhang Square seen from the Jokhang roof / Hilltop ruins near the Drak Yerpa cave complex

  
Drak Yerpa, about 20 miles north-east of Lhasa, is one of the most sacred sites in Tibet
The complex of many caves has been used for meditation retreat by many hermits,
including the famous mystics Guru Rinpoche and Atisha, since the C7th CE

    
The caves are perched high above the valley floor / Ancient rock carvings of three Bodhisattvas

  
Views down the valley

    
Pilgrims visiting one of the cave temples (left)

    
The hilltop in the middle distance is a Sky Burial site (left)

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Photographs © Derek & Sheila Henderson 1994  2006