Located in downtown Lhasa. "Edwin," Tibetan for "Jue health" means Sakyamuni. According to legend, it was built in the 7th century AD, the early Tang Dynasty, and later through the construction of additional repairs. According to historical records, the Jokhang Temple is the Zao Songtsan to commemorate Princess Wen Cheng to promote Buddhism in Tibet, Tibet, and the construction of the first major temple.
Today, left Lhasa to Zetang, to catch where the Yarlung Cultural Festival.
As early as 9:00 car out from Lhasa, at the beginning road is surprisingly good. Later, provincial realized, which is Airport Road. Sure enough, after a Gonggar airport, road what becomes the "general like" the.
After a post-Brahmaputra in Qushui, it has been along the river trip. Surface of the river is very wide, and seems to be quite low. 12:25, we went to the Samye ferry, much to see across the Samye Monastery. Tour guides, said yesterday that asked, here crossing the river to an hour, and then there is 40 minutes car. Well looked as if not much far.
Wait a Zetang heard that Tibetan opera is on the 26th and decided to change plans, or car turn back to the Samye Monastery. To the ferry, do not want to have missed being hit cars LI Fu-morning the two of them. Take to the temple with a wooden boat transportation across the river, who wants to one-off is two hours. Deep draft vessels, had folded back and forth in the river to find the fairway. Then we realized the river's wide-scale loss of feeling.
To the opposite side is 4:30 pm, to Temple, then sat for half an hour before the truck to the temple.
Some worry that the temple had to close late, late Unexpectedly, anti-good. Sleepwalk into the temple from the side door, landing on the province of the ticket money. The temple has been no people, hall duty on a small lama. We scattered tear neutral gear, the camera upstairs, downstairs.
Yi said the Samye describes as "unexpected Temple", is the oldest in Tibet, "the Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha," Sambo complete a full temple. Yarlung region as the birthplace of Tibetan civilization, and indeed some true things. Square planar hall, is said to be a layer of Tibetan, Han-style two-story, three Indian-style. But I Caishuxueqian, do not distinguish between the clear. In fact, that these two styles, are also Tibetanized.
However, in the form of main hall is indeed a very modest and there is momentum. Sharp corners save big top of the hill slope is very slow, so from a very healthy proportion. The far-reaching corners of the four out of the kiosk canopies, but also brought about a sub-Brisk. Layers of the contents of the temple all have different but the same wonderful frescos and statues. In the third layer surprised to find a clay Buddha Seated Huan Xifo (previously seen only murals and small copper Fearful King Oliver).
Came out to the small number of monks who took pictures. LI Fu-listening, they say, can see the little lamas room also star Large posters were hung. Shigatse added that the kind of nun's house there are two of the big picture kids kiss.
Come out later met the rest of the word classes and so on, the Department of Architecture 11 People's Congress joined forces with the package travel back to Zetang.
Author: mm700
