Ysyk-Ata Resort Explained

Ysyk-Ata Resort (Kyrgyz: Ысык-Ата курорту) is a balneoclimatic resort located at the north slope of Kyrgyz Ala-Too, at the altitude of 1775 m above sea level.^[1] The resort features a relief of a Tibetan medicinal Buddha and Tibetan inscriptions dated from the eighth to tenth century CE, with a much later carving of Lenin added to the side.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Book: Чүй облусу:Энциклопедия . Encyclopedia of Chuy Oblast . Chief Editorial Board of Kyrgyz Encyclopedia . Kyrgyz, Russian . Bishkek . 1994 . 5-89750-083-5 . 718.
2. Book: Plumtree . James . Buddha, Lenin, and the Prophet Muhammad: Approaching the Landscape and Cultural Heritage of Issyk-Ata. Genius Loci: Laszlovszky 60 . 2018 . Archaeolingua . Budapest . 978-615-5766-19-0 . 343–348. https://www.academia.edu/37798088/Buddha_Lenin_and_the_Prophet_Muhammad_Approaching_the_Landscape_and_Cultural_Heritage_of_Issyk-Ata