Where is Chawu Temple?

Chawu Temple is a cultural tourist attraction.

Chawu Temple

Chawu Temple, also known as "Zhaguo Temple". In Longzi County, Shannan Prefecture, it is located on the alluvial platform west of the county resident and north of Tunma Village, Xinba Township, about 8 kilometers away from the county seat. 1,000 meters south of it is the Longzi River. The south side of the temple is adjacent to the road leading to the county, with an altitude of 3,910 meters.

Chawu Temple is a temple with a long history in Longzi area. As early as the "Qianhong Period", there was a monk Lavabu from India who practiced here and built Qu'okang; during the "Later Hong Period" in Tibet, the temple became the center of the Kadam Sect and the Xijie Sect. at. It was founded by Nie Zhaguowa, a disciple of the Kadam Sect monk Boduwa (1031 ~ 1105), and was historically known as "Nie Zhawu Temple" or "Nie Zhaguo Temple". Later, another eminent monk Yue Qiongbal also lived here; during the period of the fifth Ngawang Losang Gyatso (early 17th century), Chawu Temple converted to the Gelug sect under the auspices of Conaba. After that, Conaba's reincarnation, Qujueba, built Zubulakang, Gongkang, Chore, etc. on the original scale of the temple, thus forming a new architectural pattern. After Qujueba, there were five successive generations of reincarnations (i.e., Gendui Gyatso, Zhawa Trizhen Tashi, Kanchen Dozha, Cui Zhen Tachen, and Ngawang Gyaltsen), which were combined to form a three-branch reincarnation system (i.e., Awang Gyaltsen). Wang Gyaltsen, Kelsang Ngawang Drakpa, etc.), all dynasties presided over the repair and expansion of the temple, and formed the architectural remains of the later period of the temple. The last generation - named Qiangbai Danbai Zhuomai, passed away in 1989, and was a member of the Lhasa Municipal People's Political Consultative Conference. Chawu Temple was the most prosperous during the Gelug Sect period, with more than a thousand monks. It has jurisdiction over Haiding Temple in Cuomai Township, Pading Temple in Recha Township, Renjianlin Temple in Xinba Township and other temples in the county. Wujianlin Temple. There were 130 monks before 1959. The temple was destroyed during the "Cultural Revolution". In recent years, it has been repaired and rebuilt, and normal religious activities can be carried out.

The buildings of Chawu Temple are spread out from east to west, covering an area of ??6,000 square meters (150 meters long from east to west and 40 meters wide from north to south). The building complex faces steep ridges on the east, west, and south sides, and a temple gate (destroyed) was built in the east and west directions. Except for Zubra Kang, the original buildings are still preserved today, and the rest are in ruins. The architectural remains of the temple can be divided into three periods: early, middle and late.

Early buildings: There are mainly Qu'okang and Lawabu monastery. Quyokang is located on the south side of the middle part of the building complex. It is a small hall with rammed earth walls, covering an area of ??only 20 square meters (now collapsed). Above Qu'okang (north side) is Lawabu's practice place, which consists of two natural caves (one large and one small). The large cave is 2 meters deep, 1 meter high, wide on the outside and narrow on the inside; the small cave is 1.5 in depth and 1.5 in width. rice.

Mid-term building: Located at the westernmost end of the building complex, it is a rammed earth wall building with an area of ??40 square meters and a residual height of 2 to 4 meters. There is a lot of gravel in the soil, and only ruins remain. Late buildings: Mainly include the pagoda group, Jikang, Zubulakang, Quere (lecture place), Gongkang (O temple), Zhasha (monk's house), etc., which are divided into two parts: the front and the back. The buildings in the front section include spiritual pagodas, early Zubulakang, Gongkang, etc. The pagodas are located on the north side of the westernmost end, including the Rawabuling Pagoda and the Yo Chongbal Pagoda. Rawabuling Pagoda: Tabar Pagoda. Rawabuling Pagoda: The base of the pagoda is square, the pagoda is round, 5 meters high, and there are Rawabu relics inside; the shape of Rawabuling Pagoda is the same as that of Rawabuling Pagoda, and the interior is about · Chongbal living relic. Beside the two spiritual pagodas, there are three "Dragon-Zhenling Pagodas" built with pieces of stone, also known as "Dragon Pagodas". They have a round base and a square tower body, arranged in the east-west direction, with a residual height of 2 to 3 meters. . Zubulakang covers an area of ??about 80 square meters, and Gongkang covers an area of ??about 50 square meters. Both have collapsed, and the ruins are 2 to 4 meters high. The buildings in the later section include pagoda courtyard, later Zubulakang, Gongkang, Quere, etc. The pagoda courtyard is located in the northwest corner of the building complex. It consists of a stone wall and seven spiritual pagodas inside. Four of the pagodas have collapsed, with only the remains of stone barriers visible; the middle two pagodas still have their foundations, about 4 meters high. In the later period, Zubulakang was located at the east end. It was a two-story stone wall building with Dukang Hall, Buddhist Hall, etc. on the ground floor, and a reception room and ancillary buildings on the upper floor. The Dukang Hall faces east and west, with a porch in the front, a Buddhist hall in the back, and side halls on the left and right. The corridor has 4 columns and covers an area of ??37.8 square meters (5.4 meters in depth and 7 meters in width). There are corridor houses on the south and north sides, with an area of ??about 10 square meters. There is a wooden ladder in the corridor house on the north side leading to the upper floor. The porch is connected to the main hall in the east. The main hall covers an area of ??349.6 square meters (width of 7 rooms is 19 meters, depth is 18.4 meters). There are 36 columns. The columns are square and the column spacing is 2.2×2.4 meters. They are distributed in a grid shape, with 4 columns in the center. The columns go straight to the upper floor and are 10 meters high. They form 9 patio-style rooms in the center, with a light shed on the top for ventilation and lighting.

The four walls of the Dukang Hall are covered with murals: the east wall is painted from north to south with the first to tenth lives (namely: Gendun Drupa, Gendun Gyatso, Sonam Gyatso, Yun Portraits of Dan Gyatso, Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso, Cangyang Gyatso, Kelsang Gyatso, Qiangbai Gyatso, Londo Gyatso, Chuchen Gyatso) and the Eight Tathagatas of the Red Master; the west wall is painted from north to south The gods are always awake, Chakrasamvara, Guhyasamadhi Vajra, Yamantaka Vajra, White Yiyi God and other tantric gods, as well as the eight bodhisattva images in the center of the Infinite Light Buddha; the north wall is painted from west to east with twelve and twelve chapters of the biography of Sakyamuni. The sixteen Arhats of Sakyamuni Buddha are in the middle; the eastern part of the south wall is painted with the path inheritance of the famous Gelug sect monks, and the western part is the eminent monks including the founder of the temple and Padmasambhava. In addition, there are also murals painted on the door of the main hall and the three walls of the patio shed, including the statue of Tara, the statues of Master Padmasambhava and the three statues of Tsongkhapa and his disciples.

The four heavenly kings are painted on the east wall of the door, the picture of reincarnation is painted on the north wall, and the history of the temple is recorded on the south wall.

0The temple is located on the northwest side of Zubulakangkang, covering an area of ??more than 10 square meters. There is an altar under the north wall of the temple, a door on the south, and murals on the west, north and east walls: West The wall is painted with a panoramic view of the Sakya Temple and the three masters and disciples of Tsongkhapa; the main image of the north wall is Vairochana Buddha (Great Sun Tathagata), with Zhongdunba and the four-armed Avalokitesvara on it. There is no Avalokitesvara painted around it. Surrounded by statues; the main statue on the east wall is Tsongkhapa, surrounded by vividly painted scenes from the three major monasteries in Lhasa (i.e. Ganden Monastery, Sera Monastery and Drepung Monastery).