Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Restoration of Nesar Gompa

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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