This is a preview of the official catalogue for 'Golden Visions of Densatil: A Tibetan Buddhist Monastery,' an exhibition on display at Asia Society Museum in New York from Feb. 19-May 18, 2014. This exhibition will be the first ever to explore the history, iconography, and extraordinary artistic production associated with the central Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Densatil that was largely destroyed during China’s Cultural Revolution. The Densatil Monastery is renowned for the eight extraordinary thirteenth- to fifteenth-century inlaid gilt copper memorial stupas (tashi gomang) that were located in its main hall. These tall, glittering, multi-tiered structures were elaborately decorated with Buddhist imagery that depicted the spiritual journey toward enlightenment. Following the destruction of the Monastery, fragments of the reliefs and sculptures were dispersed throughout the world. More: http://asiasociety.org/densatil
