Saturday, February 05, 2011

Norbulingka Architecture Symbolism


According to our guide, the architecture of Norbulingka is heavily based on the Buddha of compassion. Its U-shaped arrangement symbolizes the 1,000 arms of the Buddha, which can simultaneously help many people. Windows represented eyes. The main building represented the head. Even the varying parts of the grounds had meaning – such as the legs and heart.

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