Volume I Alchi - The Choskhor 1 Preface and Acknowledgements 8 Introduction 11 The Historical Background 19 The Layout of the Sacred Area 29 Architectural Documentation 33 The Main Temple 37 The Courtyard 42 The Dukhang 50 The Entry Wall 53 The Left Side Wall 97 The Main Wall 177 The Niche 189 The Right Side Wall 193 The Palden Drepung Chörten 243 The Tashi Gomang Chörten 269 The Jampel Lhakhang 293 The Lhakhang Soma 309 The Development of the Sacred Area 345 Appendices 406 Notes Choskhor 429 Volume II Alchi – The Sumtsek Preface 448 The Sumtsek 451 The Ground Floor 465 The Sculptures and Murals in the Main Niche 544 The Middle Storey 589 The Top Storey 659 The Ceilings and Their Painted Textile Motifs 673 The Alchi Style 715 The Sumtsek Lineage Paintings and Their Implications for Dating 723 Mapping the Iconographic Programme of the Sumtsek 735 The Alchi Mandalas 747 The Foundation Inscription of the Sumtsek 781 Observations on the Technology of the Wall Paintings 791 Notes Sumtsek 798 Bibliography 814 Index 832
