Donggar ruins
The Donggar Ruins ( Chinese 东 嘎 遗址 , Pinyin Dōnggá yízhǐ , English Donggar Ruins / Donggar Grottoes ) or Donggar Grottoes are 40 km north of Zanda in the administrative district of Ngari , Tibet , China. They represent a complex of a Buddhist cave monastery consisting of over 200 caves , which dates back to the 10th century and has only been rediscovered in recent years.
The grottoes named after the village of Donggar contain artistically valuable wall paintings, which are mainly concentrated in three grottos on the slope of the mountain.
Nearby is the complex of the Piyang Grottoes, named after the village of Piyang and consisting of over 1000 caves . The two cave complexes - which are often referred to together as the Donggar and Piyang Grottoes ( 东 嘎皮 央 石窟 , Dōnggá Píyāng shíkū , English Donggar Piyang Grottoes ) - are the largest Buddhist grottoes discovered in Tibet to date and provide valuable material for exploring the History of the Guge Dynasty.
literature
- Karl E. Ryavec: " Mapping Early Buddhist Sites in Western Tibet: Recent Findings from Tsamda County, China (PDF; 10.2 MB)", The Silk Road , Volume 4, Number 2, Winter 2006-2007, pp. 43ff.
- Huo Wei and Li Yongxian. “Xizang. Zhada Xian Piyang-Dongga Yi Zhi. 1997 Nian Diaocha Yufa Jue ”. Survey and Excavation of the. Piyang-Dongga Site in Zanda County, Tibet in 1997. Acta Archaeologica Sinica , 3 (2001): 397-426
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Coordinates: 31 ° 40 ′ 15 ″ N , 79 ° 49 ′ 7 ″ E