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Five Buddhas of Shalu Monastery

These large size murals, larger than life, of the Five Buddhas are painted on the facing wall of the Kangyur Lhakang in Shalu Monastery, Tibet. Compare these five images with site location images from the Leigh Sangster Archive - Kangyur Lhakang.


The Five Buddhas:

1. Vairochana Buddha, white

2. Amitabha Buddha, red

3. Akshobhya Buddha, blue

4. Ratnasambhava Buddha, yellow

5. Amoghasiddhi Buddha, green