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| Nesar Gompa |
The Nesar gompa is located in the centre of Vijer VDC. A hidden
library was found by the project team in 1999. It has contains more than six
hundred volume of ancient Tibetan illuminated manuscript dated from 11th
to the 16th century. This library constitutes a cultural history of
Dolpo. For more in details please read the book ‘HIDDEN TREASURER OF THE
HIMALAYAS – Tibetan manuscripts, painting and sculpture of Dolpo’ by Amy
Heller.
The project was executed in
the year 2000 with formal approval of all the villagers and in the guidance of
Lama Tenzin Gyaltsen.
The Gompa was almost ruined
in condition; all the manuscripts were inside the mud wall, not properly placed
and in deteriorating stage. At first, our team took out all the manuscript,
wiped the dust (because it was full of dust with only wooden cover),
measurement and count by page, categorized and catalogue, wraped with new cloths
and finally place in the bookshelf. Secondly, the roof of main gompa was
leaking and first floor of it was not in regular or good height. So we worked
for replacement roof, and gave a standard height and light of the building. In
addition, a new building was constructed for the new library, lama resident,
kitchen and bathroom-toilet with modern facilities.
On the roof of gompa, the guilt
copper deer and wheel of Dharma have been placed by the request of Lama Tenzin
Gyaltsen. Despite, many other works have been done inside the gompa. The gompa
is trapezoid in shape, largest of all in the village, colored with deep red and
white paints which are locally available. The gompa give the impression of
being traditional and an example of cultural preservation.
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