Thousand Buddha Cliffside Sculpture
The Thousand Buddha Cliffside Sculpture, located on the western side of Mount Yaowang (Mount Medicine King, a mountain on the right side of Lhasa's Potala Palace), is one of the most popular destination spots on the pilgrims' ritual walk path along Lingkor Road in Lhasa, Tibet.
It is said that the Thousand Buddha Cliffside Sculpture has a history spanning more than one thousand years, during which people kept carving Buddha statues and sculptures on the cliff.
Those stone plates are called Mani stones, and are inscribed with a six syllable mantra Om mani padme hum (which literally means "Hail to the jewel in the lotus") as a form of prayer in Tibetan Buddhism.
The Thousand Buddha Cliffside Sculpture is one of the most popular destinations
on the pilgrims' ritualwalk path along Lingkor Road in Lhasa, Tibet.[Photo/China Tibet Online]
Piles of Mani stone plates lay along the trail up to Mani Tower from
the Cliffside Sculpture.[Photo/China Tibet Online]
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A monk is laying the Mani stone plates inscribed with scriptures along the trail up
toMani Tower from the Cliffside Sculpture.[Photo/China Tibet Online]
A monk is laying the Mani stone plates inscribed with scriptures along the trail up
toMani Tower from the Cliffside Sculpture.[Photo/China Tibet Online]
Piles of Mani stone plates lay along the trail up to Mani Tower
from the Cliffside Sculpture.[Photo/China Tibet Online]