When is the best time to visit Sera Temple?

The best time for Sera Temple: Lhasa is located on the north side of the Himalayas. Affected by the downward flow, the weather is sunny all year round, with little rainfall, no severe cold in winter and no heat in summer. It belongs to plateau monsoon semi-arid climate. The highest temperature is 29℃, the lowest temperature is-16.5℃, and the annual average temperature is 7.4℃. Rainfall is concentrated in July, August and September, with an annual rainfall of about 500mm；; The annual sunshine time is more than 3007 hours, which is known as "Sunlight City". Generally, July, August and September are the best time to travel.

The full name of Sera Temple is Sera Mahayana Island, which is located at the southern foot of Sera Uzi Mountain in the northern suburb of Lhasa, Tibet. It was named because when the temple was built at the foot of the mountain, the Yuan Ye was covered with lush wild rose tiles. Sera Temple was built by Sakyamuni (1438), one of the eight disciples appointed by Zong Kaba, the founder of Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism, in 14 1435. 1962 was designated as the key cultural relics protection unit in Xizang Autonomous Region, and 1982 was promoted to the national key cultural relics protection unit.

Sera Temple was built at the foot of Wuzi Mountain, with a large scale and an area of 1 14964 square meters. The temples are strewn at random, with thick buildings, overlapping pavilions and resplendence, which embodies the distinctive characteristics of Tibetan Buddhist temples built on the mountain. The whole building complex includes Buddhist temples, prayer halls, warehouses, monasteries and Kang villages, as well as palaces stretching famous living buddhas such as Chemolin and thermal vibration. Among them, Cuoqin Hall, Maibaza Cang, Abaza Cang and Jizhacang are the main buildings of the temple.

Early buildings were built around Mebazaa warehouse and Abaza warehouse. Located in the southwest, Maibazha Tibetan was rebuilt in 176 1 after being struck by lightning. The building is four stories high with a building area of 1600 square meters. It consists of Buddhist Temple, Dharma Temple, Lohan Temple, Sakyamuni Buddha Hall, Zong Kaba Hall, Ganjul Buddhist Temple and the bedroom of the Dalai Lama. There are mainly bronze statues of Sakyamuni Buddha, Maitreya Buddha, Infinite Life Buddha, Pharmacist Buddha, Miao Yin Bodhisattva, Zong Kaba Mentor, the Seventh Dalai Lama and the Third Chemolin Living Buddha.

Abaza Cang was originally the Cuoqin Hall of Sera Temple, which was built in 17 10. The existing Cuoqin Hall was later changed to Zhacang, with a building area of 1.500 square meters and a three-story building. It consists of four Buddhist temples: Jingtang Hall, Luohan Hall, Dawei Jingang Hall and Infinite Light Buddha Hall, as well as the bedroom and stupa of the Dalai Lama. It is the smallest of the three barns in Sera Temple, and it is also an important place for Sera Temple monks to practice tantric religion. Here, three tantric deities of the Gelug Sect are densely enshrined. The main statue of Sakyamuni Buddha is enshrined in the temple, flanked by three disciples of Zong Kaba and the 13th Dalai Lama. The walls are covered with splendid murals, mainly focusing on Buddhist stories, changes in the pure land of the West, dense King Kong and other Buddhist monks in Buddhist history, and tantric themes such as Master De Rulongshu.

Murals have beautiful shapes, smooth lines and bright colors, showing a superb artistic level. Jizha Warehouse is the largest of the three warehouses, with a building area of 1.700 square meters. Built in 65,438+0,435, it was expanded in Qing Dynasty. The main building is four stories high, including Jingtang, III Buddha Hall, Matou Wangming Hall, Maitreya Buddha Hall, Zong Kaba Hall and Miaoyin Hall.