The statue of the Lord Maitreya Buddha is situated in the center of the shrine hall. This statue is entirely made up of clay brought from Tibet. There are three statues of Buddha which symbolizes the past, present and future Buddha, which are situated on the right side of the main statue. On top of that there are images of the 14th Dalai Lama, Tsongkhapa, two main attendants of Buddha, Sherigbhu and Mongalbhu, the monastery’s founder Lama Sherab Gyatso and the 9th reincarnated Penchen Lama.
On the left side of Maitriya Buddha, there is the idol of Domo Geshe Rinpoche, and next to him is the idol of Avalokiteswara or Chenrezig, the god of love and compassion, having 1000 hands, 1000 eyes and 11 heads.
The idol of Lord Manjushree is on the top right of the idol of Avalokiteswara. Placed below it is Lord Amitabha Buddha, and on the top left is the idol of Vajrapani or Shakna Dorje, the wrathful protector deity. Below the idol of Vajrapani is the idol ...
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The statue of the Lord Maitreya Buddha is situated in the center of the shrine hall. This statue is entirely made up of clay brought from Tibet. There are three statues of Buddha which symbolizes the past, present and future Buddha, which are situated on the right side of the main statue. On top of that there are images of the 14th Dalai Lama, Tsongkhapa, two main attendants of Buddha, Sherigbhu and Mongalbhu, the monastery’s founder Lama Sherab Gyatso and the 9th reincarnated Penchen Lama.
On the left side of Maitriya Buddha, there is the idol of Domo Geshe Rinpoche, and next to him is the idol of Avalokiteswara or Chenrezig, the god of love and compassion, having 1000 hands, 1000 eyes and 11 heads.
The idol of Lord Manjushree is on the top right of the idol of Avalokiteswara. Placed below it is Lord Amitabha Buddha, and on the top left is the idol of Vajrapani or Shakna Dorje, the wrathful protector deity. Below the idol of Vajrapani is the idol of Guru Padmasambhava or Guru Rinpoche who was one of the saints of Buddhism and was responsible for the spread of Buddhism in Tibet.
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