Maitreya Buddha (Future Buddha) at Thiksay Monastery in Ladakh

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The serene expression of Maitreya Buddha statue which is painted with gold. Beautiful and tall scuplture of future buddha at Thiksay monastery in Ladakh. Big butter lamp is offered infront of Maitrya Buddha and lots of Dhar ( white scarf) offered as well. There is picture of the 14th Dalai lama and statues are nicely placed inside well designed wooden box. Thiksey Monastery is the largest monastery in central Ladakh district in Jammu and Kashmir. The Tibetan Buddhist monastery of Gelugpa sect of Tibetan Buddhism is located at the top of hill and it is famous for its architecture and its location. Forty foot high statue of Maitreya (Future) Buddha is sculpted by Nawang Tsering occupies Maitreya temple in Thiksey monastery. The statue was installed in 1980s and thirty sculptors worked on th