This pictorial book is an attempt to explore and document the existing Buddhist monumental heritages of sTod Valley in Lahul which have been preserved by the inhabitants of the area for centuries. The historical as well as socio economic and religious life of this region has elaborately been discussed in this book. Emphasis have been given to the main Brug pa Monastery of Gemur and its subsidiary shrines and other religious structures of sTod region of the valley. It is hoped that this book will serve as a guide for serious scholars and researchers in carrying out detailed research in the respective field and would be found useful to the lay visitors particularly the tourists during their visit to the valley.
Chhering Dorje (1953) from Lahul, retired from the Archaeological Survey of India as Joint Director General in 2013. While in the service, he had the experience of working in different fields of archaeology and heritage projects in India as well as abroad. His last work Monumental Heritage of Mandi (2021) has been published jointly with B.M. Pande. He was the Fellow of IIAS, Shimla (2016-17) and Tagore National Scholar, Ministry of Culture, GOI (2019-21).
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Art (248)
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Buddha (1872)
Children (102)
Deities (46)
Healing (32)
Hinduism (47)
History (450)
Language & Literature (393)
Mahayana (415)
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Philosophy (245)
Sacred Sites (95)
Tantric Buddhism (86)
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