Key Information

Photographer

Rabden Lepcha?

Collection

Sir Charles Bell

Date of Photo

September 1st 1921?

Region

Lhasa > Chakpori

Accession number

1998.286.255

Image Dimensions

78 x 103

Building on the side of Chakpori built over cave containing image of Buddha.

Further Information

Photographic Process

Negative Quarter Plate

Date Acquired

Donated 1983

Donated by

St Antony's College, Oxford

Expedition

Sir Charles Bell's Mission to Lhasa 1920-21

Previous Catologue Number

Q.244

Previous Pitt Rivers Museum Number

BL.Q.244

Related Collections

British Library, Oriental and India Office Collections

Manual Catalogues -

Manual Catalogues - Bell's List of Illustrations entry: "[No. of chapter] L. [Subject of Chapter] Lhasa [Subject of Illustration] Q244(bc) House on the side of Chakpori built over cave containing image of Buddha. See Diary XII, 57. [Remarks] L251 {Y in L/(D in L}"

Other Information - Setting

Other Information - Setting: Bell's Diary entry for 1st September 1921: "Near the foot of the Chakpori hill outiside Lhasa is a cave. In this is a stone image of Buddha, of rather more than life size. This is said to be an imae which constructed itself (rang-chung) and to have been in existence before Lhasa was founded. At first the outlines of the form appeared on the rock in this cave. Butter lamps were offered, prayers recited etc. and gradually the image formed itself completely. The cave is a large one" [Diary vol. XII p.57]

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "House on Chakpori, Lhasa" 05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_1998.286.255.html>.

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