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Submitted by Pymo on Saturday, 01 July 2023  Page Views: 216

Multi-periodSite Name: Maitreya Buddha and Avalokiteshvara rock carving Alternative Name: Maitreya Buddha (Chamba) & Avalokiteshvara (Rchandazig) Gandara rock carving.
Country: India
NOTE: This site is 5.064 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Sculptured Stone
Nearest Town: Leh
Latitude: 34.171619N  Longitude: 77.579603E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
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1Awful
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5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
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2co-ordinates of the nearest village
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Maitreya Buddha and Avalokiteshvara rock carving submitted by Pymo : Site in Leh, Ladakh, India - Maitreya Buddha (Chamba) & Avalokiteshvara (Rchandazig) Gandara rock carving. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Sculptured Stone in India

The most intricate carving in and around Leh town is in Changspa hamlet. A tapering rock with images of Avalokitesvara, the Buddha of Compassion, and Maitreya Buddha (Chamba), the Future Buddha, on two reverse sides is located in the heart of the old settlement area of Changspa. This masterpiece, considered to be created between the seventh to tenth centuries has survived the trials of time and stands with pride in the backdrop of the Gomang Stupa (also known as the stupa of many doors). Above the Maitreya image are two flying gandharvas and a lay devotee below. Leaning on the main image is a carving of a small Maitreya in abhaya mudra. A unique figure below the Avalokitesvara image is a deity with a horse above or on his head—a feature associated with the powerful Buddhist deity Hayagriva, locally known as Rta-mgrin (rta is horse in Bodhi). This deity originated as a yaksha attendant of Avalokitesvara or is considered as a wrathful manifestation of him.

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