Brief introduction and history of Langyi Temple

According to historical records, in the middle of the 11th century, Xie Gongchi, a monk of Bonism, came to Aba from Tibet to promote the law of Bonism. His disciple Selegaro, alias Lang Yi, was honored as "Lang Yi Luo Zhou Jian Shen" by local believers after nine years of practicing the law in Aba, and has been honored as "Lang Yi" since then. Jiadeng Temple is the predecessor of Langyi Temple. In the first year of Daguan in the Northern Song Dynasty (117), the master of Bonism, Xiaqin Nimazhen, founded the temple according to the will of his father, Master Duopa (Langyiluo Zhoujiamucuo). In the nineteenth year of Qianlong (1754), Jiadeng Temple moved to the top of Guoerwa Township and was renamed Langyi Temple. In the fourth year of Tongzhi (AD 1865) Before liberation, Langyi Temple was an influential (not the largest) benzene-wave temple in Naypyidaw, Aba Prefecture, but its influence before the Revolution was far less than that of Manri Temple and Yongzhonglin Temple in Tibet.

At present, Langyi Temple is the largest Bonobo temple in China, with more than 1, monks, including Lama, Living Buddha, Gexi, Kampo and Chiwa. According to incomplete statistics, Langyi Temple has at least a dozen living Buddhists, and dozens of people have retired from Gexi, Kampo and Chiwa. The monks, scale and influence of the temple are unmatched by other Bonobo temples in China. Monks studying in Langyi Temple include monks from all over Tibetan areas.