BMR.6.8.214 (Transparency colour)
BMR.6.8.214 (Transparency colour)
Hugh E. Richardson
Hugh Richardson
1950
Rongchu Valley Region > Reting >
BMR.6.8.214
60 x 90 mm
Transparency Colour
Richardson's 1950 Reting tour
Technical Information - The cameras used to take this collection of colour slides (Dufay colour) were a Zeiss Super Ikonta and a Reflex Korelle. [KC 09/10/2006]
Manual Catalogues - Typewritten handlist entitled 'Hugh Richardson Collection, The British Museum. Photographs taken between 1936-50. Cameras: Zeiss Super Ikonta, Reflex Korelle. 300 colour slides (Dufay colour); copies made Jan. 1995.
[no.] 214. Chortens at Reting Monastery, north of Lhasa. The last surviving juniper forest in Central Tibet is here.' [KC 11/10/2006]
Other Information - Background: Richardson recalls his visit to this monastery in High Peaks, Pure Earth , London: Serindia Publications, 1998, p. 311. " Rwa-sgreng (1950) monastery set delightfully in a forest of tall juniper trees, a rare sight in this part of Tibet. It was founded as the first monastery of the Bka'-gdams-pa school by Atisa's principle disciple 'Brom-ston,who brought with him relics of the master which were teasured in the main temple. Unlike Stag-lung, Rwa-sgreng's many temples, halls and monastic residences are grouped closely together on the hillside, dominated by the small red tower and gilded canopy standing over the main alter in the gtsug-lag-khang and assembly hall. ... At the time of my visit in 1950 the monks had not fully recovered from the trauma of 1947 when the Rwa-sgreng Rin-po-che had been arrested in his bla-brang by Tibetan troops on the charge of conspiracy to displace his successor as Regent, the Stag-brag Rin-po-che. He was taken to Lhasa where he died in prison. The troops also looted his bla-brang ."[KC 21/10/2006]
For Citation use:
The Tibet Album.
"Reliquary monuments at Reting monastery"
05 Dec. 2006. The British Museum.
<http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_BMR.6.8.214.html>.
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