CONTENTS Foreword Preface The Tibet Heritage Fund Project Introduction Purpose and Scope of the Present Study 15 Setting 19 Notes on the Fabric of Central Tibetan Monastic Architecture 23 1 Lhasa Tsukla-khang An Indian Vihara in Tibet 27 2 Ramoche The 'Chinese Tiger' 75 3 The Rigsum Gonpo Shrines of the Eight Directions An Ancient Geomantic Scheme 91 4 Meru Nyingpa Imperial-period Chapel and Lhasa Seat of the State Oracle 103 5 Meru Dra-tsang Traces of an Early Monastery 125 6 Tsepak Lha-khang 143 7 Ani Tsamkhung Lhasa's Principal Nunnery 151 8 Gyume Dra-tsang Tantric College of the Gelukpa Schoo 157 9 Barker Jampa Lha-khang and the two Barkor Mani Lha-khang-s The Maitreya Watching the Market 165 a Barkor Mani Lha-khang 168 b Barkor Mani Lha-khang Shar 170 10 Tsen-khang-s of Lhasa Institutionalized and Private Oracle Chapels 173 a Darpo-ling Tsen-khang 175 b Karma-sha Tsen-khang 183 c Rabsel Tsen-khang 191 d Trade Khang-sar 195 e Banak Shol Gyel-khang 201 11 The Regency Seats 207 a Tengye-ling 209 b Shide Dra-tsang 223 c Tsemon-ling 241 12 Jebum-gang Lha-khang Perfect Mandala in Imperfect Condition 259 13 Shitro Lha-khang Private Nyingma-pa Temple Turned Noodle Shop . 271 Conclusion 277 Building Typology 284 Appendix translations of Tibetan source texts by Matthew Akester 286 The 'Crystal Mirror' inventory of the Miraculous Temple at Lhasa by the Fifth Dalai Lama An inventory of the restoration of the Great Temple at Lhasa by the Thirteenth Dalai Lama An inventory of the restoration of Ramoche by the Thirteenth Dalai Lama The foundation of thejebum Lha-khang by Purbu-chok Rinpoche The desecration of Lhasa by Rimbur Rinpoche The 1979 restoration of thejokhangjowo statue by Rimbur Rinpoche The 1983 recovery of the upper half of the Ramoche Jowo by Rimbur Rinpoche The 1985 restoration of Jowo Mikyo Dorje by Khamtrul Sonam Dondrup Glossary 319 Bibliography 321 Index 325