Triloknath Monastery & Village | temple

India / Himachal Pradesh / Chamba / udaipur
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There is apparently nothing left of the original temple structure, but there is a strong local tradition that Trilokinath was originally a Buddhist vihara. The temple had a marble statue of a six-headed Avalokiteshvara which was stolen decades ago and replaced with a crude image of grey stone, and later with the present six-armed white marble Avalokiteshvara is attributed by some to the 12th century. It is revered as Avalokiteshvara by Buddhists and as Shiva by Hindus and is crowned with an image of Amitabha Buddha - the 'Buddha of Boundless Light.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trilokinath_Temple_at_Tunde
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Coordinates:   32°41'3"N   76°41'45"E

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  • Trilikonath' is one of the names of the Hindu god, Shiva, meaning the "Lord of the Three Worlds". but local tradition clearly relates that it was originally a Buddhist vihara or monastery, although nothing remains of the original building.
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