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Statue of Maitreya Buddha in Maitreya future Buddha Temple in Thiksay monastery was erected to commemorate visit of the 14th Dalai Lama to this monastery in 1970. It contains a 15 metres 49 ft high statue of Maitreya Buddha, the largest such statue in Ladakh, covering two storeys of the building. |
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