A Buddhist figurine (1149). [Photo provided to China Daily]

A Tibetan art exhibition in Beijing's 798 art district is displaying thangka paintings, Buddhist figurines and ritual objects from the Zagya Monastery, in Sichuan's Tibetan region of Ganzi. The exhibition called Holy Objects of the Enlightened Ones displays 33 artifacts from the collection of Sarahaba Rinpoche, the living Buddha at the monastery.

Zagya Monastery, which is located on a plateau at an altitude of 4,500 meters, was built around 500 years ago.

The exhibition, which is on at the Baibamedo Art Center, runs through May 23.

A thangka painting (1776). [Photo provided to China Daily]

A Buddhism ritual object containing a Buddha's Sarire (1102). [Photo provided to China Daily]

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