This book is the first major attempt to reproduce in sumptuous color plates the brilliant world of form and color created by unknown Khashimiri and Tibetan artists between the 11th and 13th centuries. Alchi, a monastic complex of the Ladakh Himalayas, has preserved Buddhist wall-paintings of unmatched splendor.


Buddhist Paradise: The murals of Alchi, Western Himalayas, Pratapaditya Pal, Kumar Gallery New Delhi, 2000, Hardcover, 151 color Templates plus 67 pages of text, $125.00

Dr. Pratapaditya Pal is Curator of Indian and Asian Art at Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Adjunct Professor of Fine Arts at the university of Southern California.

Preface
The Sacred Enclave of Alchi
Introduction
The Artistic Milieu
The religious Background
Styles and Aesthetic
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Illustration of Dukhang D1-D26
Illustration of Sumtsek's first story S1-S50
Illustration of Sumtsek's second and third story S51-S78
Illustration of Lhakhang Soma LS1-LS37
Illustration of Lotsawa, Manjusri Lhakhang LL1-LL6, ML1-ML4