Alchi

Type of object

Gompa

Name

Alchi

Other names

Area

Ladakh

Region

Dolina Inda zahodno od Leha

Founder

Napisi beležijo tibetanskega plemiča Kaldana Sheraba, čeprav naj bi po legendi zgradil Rinchen Zangpo.

Important monks, nuns, yogis, yoginis, and other teachers who visited the monastery

School

Najprej kadam, nato gelug

Surroundings

Interior

Predtibetanski slog - indijska (kašmirska oz. gandharska) slikarska in kiparska tradicija, v kasnejših templjih pa že tibetanski slog. Kangyur in tangyur

Date of creation/first use

1000

End date

1220

Role or primary purpose

Menihov v Alchiju ni, upravljajo ga menihi iz Likirja, namenjen domačim obiskovalcem in turistom.

Sources and literature

Snellgrove, David in Skorupski, Tadeusz. The cultural heritage of Ladakh. Vol. 1: Central Ladakh. Warminster: Aris & Phillips LTD, 1977, str. 29. Gibbons, Bob in Pritchard-Jones, Sian. Ladakh. Land of Magical Monasteries. Varanasi: Pilgrims Publishing, 2006, str. 163. Paldan, Thupstan. A Guide to the Buddhist Monasteries and Royal Castles of Ladakh. 2019, str. 10, 11. Ham, Peter van. Heavenly Himalayas: the murals of Mangyu and other discoveries in Ladakh. Munich: Prestel, 2010, str. 161. Terensko delo. Bray, John. Ladakhi Histories. Local And Regional Perspectives. Leiden in Boston: Brill, 2005, str. 65-96.