Kirti Monastery Living Buddha of Kirti Monastery

1. What places are worth seeing in Aba County, Sichuan Province? 2. The tallest Kirti Monastery pagoda on the grassland 3. Traveling west to Sichuan and Tibet, approaching Aba, a journey of spiritual practice (2) 4. Introduction to Kirti Monastery 5. Poems praising Labrang Monastery Sichuan Province What places are worth seeing in Aba County?

Aba County is located at the intersection of Sichuan, Gansu and Qinghai provinces. It is an important transportation hub from the mainland to Tibetan areas. Aba County is 3,290 meters above sea level, and the highest altitude in the county is 5,154 meters. The runoff belongs to the two major water systems of the Yangtze River and the Yellow River.

Aba County has a strong religious atmosphere. There are more than 40 temples near the county seat alone. Various sects such as Gelug, Nyingma, Sakya, Juonang and Bon are gathered in the county. The strong religious atmosphere and devout believers have created many religious temples in Aba with a long history and different styles, which are worth visiting.

Langyi Temple

Langyi Temple is a temple of the Bon religion, a native sect in Tibetan areas. Bon religion was originally the largest sect in Tibetan areas. Later, because the rulers of Tibetan areas believed that the ideas of Tibetan Buddhism were more consistent with their political ideas, they vigorously promoted Tibetan Buddhism and suppressed Bon religion. As a result, Bon religion is now difficult to see in Tibetan areas.

Langyi Temple is located in Walma Township, Aba County, Sichuan Province. It covers an area of ??about 170,000 square meters and has a total of more than 1,300 monks. It is currently the largest Yongzhong Bon temple at home and abroad.

The temple has a long history and has been built for more than 1,000 years. The abbot of the temple started from the first generation of Dopa Yuan Dan Gyaltsen, and has been passed down to the 39th generation of Dharma King. The Living Buddha of Langyi Dharma King Garang Luozhou Jiancuo is the abbot of Langyi Temple and the current president of the International Yongzhong Bonsect Federation.

Siwa Nun Temple

Siwa Nun Temple is located on the north side of the Ajiu trunk road about 8 kilometers west of the county. It is a large-scale Gelug Sect nun temple of Tibetan Buddhism. The temple is characterized by the unique practice of female nuns and is a good place to understand the culture of Tibetan Buddhist nun temples.

Kirti Monastery

Kirti Monastery is located in the northwest corner of Aba County. It has a history of more than 120 years and is the largest Gelugpa monastery of Tibetan Buddhism in Aba County. The Red Army requisitioned it as the seat of its leadership during the Long March.

Next to the temple is one of the largest pagodas in Tibet. It is 49 meters high. There are hundreds of small prayer wheels and dozens of large prayer wheels inside and outside the pagoda. It takes about 2-3 hours to complete one turn.

Aba County is a place with thousands of customs. The mysterious and unique natural scenery and the ancient culture of multiple ethnic groups constitute the unique tourism resources here. Famous scenic spots include Duodeng Temple, Shenzuo Scenic Area, Lianbao Yeze Scenic Area, Amdo Tibetan Folk Culture Corridor, etc.

Tibetan Buddhist monasteries

There are 42 Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in Aba County, such as Doden Monastery, Kirti Monastery, Langyi Monastery, Gemo Monastery, and Depu Monastery. , Sage Temple, etc., is a tourist attraction with rich religious culture. Visitors can learn more about Tibetan Buddhism and the five sects of Gelug, Sakya, Bonpo, Jonang and Nyingma here. Listen to Sanskrit sounds in the temple and feel the purification of your soul.

The God's Seat Scenic Area

The God's Seat brings together the essential elements of a paradise - vast forests, pastures, clear lakes, rivers, swamps, villages with the smell of fireworks, etc. There are only more than 50 Tibetan families living here. In the original natural ecology, the simple villages are backed by alpine pastures and face rivers and forests. Visitors can also see pheasants, hares and other small animals on the road. It seems that it is not afraid of people and will look curiously at tourists from a distance, which reflects the way the locals get along with nature.

The scenery of the shrine is beautiful, and the Tibetans living here are even more beautiful. In the Tibetan area of ????Amdo, there is a popular proverb: "The girl on the throne of God is the sauerkraut of Ranmuduo, and the tsampa of Mongolia." In addition, the throne is also a longevity village. When tourists come here, they often see white-haired old men sitting outside the courtyard, spinning prayer wheels and reciting Buddhist scriptures. Although he is old, he is still very energetic.

Lianbaoye Scenic Area

Lianbaoye is a famous sacred mountain in Tibetan areas. The average altitude of the peak is more than 4,000 meters. It ranks eighth among the top ten sacred mountains in Tibetan areas. The head of the sacred mountain in the Anduo region. "Lian Bao Ye Ze" is a Tibetan language, meaning the dignified jade peak. This is a majestic mountain range full of strange peaks and rocks, and it is also a palace of natural stone art. The magnificent rocks are unpredictable, revealing infinite secrets and demonstrating masculinity. The majestic mountains are dotted with lakes, and the mountains and rivers complement each other, which is so beautiful.

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It depends on what you mainly want to see. If it is a cultural landscape, the answer above is more comprehensive. I will add that 45 kilometers away from the county seat, there is the Charlie Temple, which is located on the mountain. , the Anqu Living Buddha of this temple is a returning patriotic living Buddha. The Gemo Temple located 13 kilometers away from Ajiu Highway has the tallest pagoda in Tibet. In short, there are 45 temples, large and small, each with its own characteristics. The natural landscape includes the Paradise Seat, a quiet village with B&Bs where you can stay. More suitable for summer travel. Rong'an Grand Canyon has good scenery, but the road is difficult to walk, so it is not recommended to go there in winter.

Lianbao is a sacred mountain and is also a relatively famous place. It is best to travel on the plateau in summer. Of course, for those who like religion, there is the Moran Festival in winter, which starts on the third day of the new year! The tallest Kirti Monastery Pagoda on the grassland

The Kirti Monastery Pagoda standing on the southwest side of Kirti Monastery is one of the few large pagodas on the snow-covered plateau. In October 1987, the Great Pagoda of Kirti Monastery, built with government appropriations and self-raised funds, was completed and consecrated, and was officially opened to religious believers for worship.

The Great Buddha Pagoda of Kirti Monastery is 49 meters high and has a square base with a side length of 25 meters. The periphery of the pagoda is a prayer corridor around the pagoda, with hundreds of small prayer wheels and more than ten large prayer wheels. , there are thousands of large and small prayer wheels around the temple. The prayer wheel is filled with scriptures and holy objects blessed by the living Buddha. The prayer wheel is printed with the six-character Great Ming Mantra "Om Mani Padme Mo" in Tibetan Lanza style, which means the protection and blessing of the Great Merciful and Compassionate Guanyin Bodhisattva. . Four steel ropes covered with colorful dragons were pulled out from the top of the magnificent tower, with colorful flags flying in the wind. In the large prayer rooms on both sides are two giant prayer wheels, which are constantly rotating under the push of the prayer wheels, transmitting the prayers of believers to the sky.

The conical stone pile in front of the pagoda is the Mani pile. Each stone on the stone pile is picked up from a distance by believers chanting sutras and mantras and placed on it, so that every Mani stone is placed on it. The wind sings and prays for believers, and is also a tribute from believers to the Three Treasures. Stacked on the lower left side of the pagoda are stone sutra boards engraved with various scriptures and Buddha statues. They are Tibetan classics and Buddha statues carved on stones, marbles and jade by believers. They are also the prayers of believers to the Buddha.

When you look up, what you see in front of you are 24 small pagodas surrounding the big pagoda, forming a star-like situation. There are always many tourists here taking photos with the big pagoda pointing straight into the blue sky, the squeaking and rotating prayer wheel, the pile of mani in front of the pagoda, and the colorful mysterious stone prayer boards.

The first floor of the pagoda: the Hall of Compassion and Purification of Evil. Walking into the gate of the pagoda, there is a wooden statue of Guanyin Buddha with Thousand Arms and Thousand Eyes on the front. You can see that there are countless palms neatly arranged around it, and each palm is inlaid with a bright eye. Moreover, this Buddha statue has many head. These heads signify that this is a Bodhisattva with omnipotent wisdom that saves the world from suffering. These thousand hands can help us relieve all suffering in the world. The thousand eyes of wisdom in the hands are wise and intelligent Dharma eyes, helping us to see deeply and save all living beings. In front of the big Buddha statue are the Tibetan King Songtsan Gampo of the Tang Dynasty, Princess Wencheng and the Nepalese princess who were married to the Tang Dynasty. This is a historical witness of the friendship between the Tibetan and Han people from generation to generation. The "manza" in front is cone-shaped, including square, flat, wood-carved, and sand-table. It represents infinite meanings and mainly represents the meaning of making offerings to the Three Treasures. We can see that there are 100 million Padmasambhava Buddha statues, 1,000 small pagodas, and 1,000 Sakyamuni Buddha statues on the walls around this big Buddha statue. On the right side is the God of Wealth, Nammu Tashi. Visitors can walk in front of the pagoda Simmering mulberry platform offers mulberry smoke to Guanyin and the God of Wealth to pray.

The second floor of the pagoda is the Longevity Buddha Hall. The main enshrinement is the Buddha of Infinite Life, wishing everyone a long and safe life. There are 1,000 small Amitayus Buddha and 18 Arhat Buddha statues around it.

The third floor is the Tsongkhapa Buddha Hall. The main Buddha is Master Tsongkhapa. Surrounded by 1,000 small Buddha statues of Tsongkhapa and 1,000 of his collected works.

The fourth floor is the Padmasambhava Hall. The main Buddha is Padmasambhava. Surrounded by the 1st to 11th Kirti Lama Buddha statues and the large white umbrella-covered Tara Buddha statues.

The fifth floor is the four-handed white umbrella Tara Buddha statue, which is the pure and compassionate Buddha who eliminates evil and does good. Next to it are statues of Tsongkhapa and his two wise disciples. People who have made mistakes can repent here and change their minds and start a new life. Traveling west to Sichuan and Tibet, approaching Aba, a journey of spiritual practice (2)

Going west to Sichuan and Tibet, approaching Aba, a journey of spiritual practice (2)

Text and pictures /Tingxue in the North of the City

Continued from the previous article: Traveling west to Sichuan and Tibet, approaching Aba, a journey of spiritual practice (1)

Aba County is located at the intersection of Sichuan, Gansu and Qinghai provinces , is the only place that the Sichuan-Qinghai Expressway must pass through. There are 42 Tibetan Buddhist temples in the county, which is almost a living religious museum. There are many religious people in Aba, and the religious atmosphere is extremely strong, no less than in Tibet.

According to records, starting from the 11th century AD, many erudite monks and lamas walked out of the vast Gobi grassland and crossed the Bayan Har Mountains to Aba in order to avoid disputes. There are temples of the Gelug Sect, Nyingma Sect, Sakya Sect, Jonang Sect and Benbo Sect of Tibetan Buddhism. The temples are large in scale and beautifully built.

At 16:30 in the afternoon on July 13, 2014, the shuttle bus we took arrived at Aba Station. It was still sunny in the car, and when I was about to get off the car, a sudden heavy rain came down.

Everyone had to stand in the grocery store next to the station to take shelter from the rain. The boss was very kind and saw that there were a lot of things in the store, so he didn’t ask if they were expensive. The rain soon stopped, and then the sun came out.

The national highway runs through the middle of Aba County, and temples, residences, and institutions are built along both sides of the national highway. The Mailong Hotel we booked half a month ago is right across the road from Aba Station, just a few steps away.

The hotel is full of travelers and there are not enough beds.

At first, the hotel owner refused to admit that I had made a reservation before. I showed him my previous phone call records and made him speechless before he helped us arrange a room.

After we settled in the hotel, we walked along the road and found a Sichuan restaurant for dinner, where we ordered some authentic Sichuan dishes such as pickled fish. We will start hiking into the mountains tomorrow and will hike for 6 consecutive days in no-man’s land. It is very necessary to replenish nutrition through good meals before entering the mountains.

It was already around 19:30 in the evening after dinner, and it was not dark yet. In summer here, "wear cotton-padded clothes in the morning and evening, and light clothes at noon." The temperature is 20 degrees Celsius during the day and 45 degrees Celsius at night. The temperature difference between day and night is large.

After dinner, we walked along the street to the nearby Kirti Monastery. Kirti Monastery was still under expansion at that time, and the road into the temple was muddy. The temple is large in scale, with gold and vermilion reflecting each other.

We stepped into the prayer turning corridor on the right side of the road. With a pious heart, we waved our hands and turned the prayer wheels clockwise one by one.

Entering the temple, I saw monks walking together in twos and threes. There are many rice courtyards on both sides of the middle passage. Miyuan is the place where monks practice.

Kirti Monastery is the largest temple in Aba County. It is a Gelug sect temple of Tibetan Buddhism with a history of more than 120 years and more than 1,000 monks. In 1412 AD, Rongqing Gengden Jianmu Shen, a disciple of Master Tsongkhapa, founded Ronggong Kirti Monastery in Rong'an Township, Aba County.

On the second day, July 14, we set off from Aba into the mountains. Six days later, on July 19, we returned to Aba after hiking through Nianbao Yuze. After that, everyone dispersed and moved around freely.

On July 20, I took a bus from the county seat to Tangmai Village to visit the Gemo Temple in the village. Gemo Temple was built in the 56th year of Qianlong (1790), more than 200 years ago. It is a temple that practices both sutra and esotericism and is one of the three major Gelug sect temples in Aba Prefecture. It is located in Tangmai Village, Gemo Township, northwest of Aba County, 13 kilometers away from the county.

The temple implements the hereditary temple master system of Erwa Sesang. The temple contains two famous Buddhist series "Gangyur" and "Tengyur" and three sets of "Tripitaka". There are hundreds of gold and bronze Buddhas and pagodas, as well as three sets of Sakyamuni Thangka paintings and "Nine Jatakas" and other precious Buddhist documents.

The outside walls of Sage Temple are full of all kinds of pretty little wild flowers. There are colorful paintings on the walls. Some doors are locked, some are ajar, and some are on the walls. It was overgrown with weeds, and there were a few bouquets of flowers in a small basket on the upper left side of a small red door.

Little sparrows made their nests in the corners of the room, making noisy noises. They flew up to the sky, then landed on the grass and jumped around.

After seeing Sage Temple, we went to Langyi Temple not far away. Langyi Temple is a Bon Bo temple and the largest existing Bon Bo temple at home and abroad.

Bon Bo religion is an ancient religion native to Tibet. Later, due to the introduction of Indian Buddhism, Bon Bo religion slowly declined. The Bon Bo religion recites the eight-character mantra, and the direction of turning the sutra is counterclockwise.

Siwa Nunnery is the only Juemu Buddhist temple in Aba County. Men are generally not allowed to enter the temple.

We stayed at the door for a while, took a few photos with the consent of Juem who was playing outside, and left in a hurry.

Returning to Aba again in the evening, I observed this mysterious county in detail. The sun shines through the clouds and mist, like the Buddha's light, shining on the world. Devoted men and women can be seen everywhere, in the streets, alleys, houses and temples, shaking a large or small prayer wheel in their hands, reciting the six-character mantra in their mouths, and walking forward.

In the long prayer wheel corridor of the temple, there is an endless stream of believers praying. Touched by the hands of believers, the colorful prayer wheels rotate day and night. Perhaps from the first ray of light in the morning to the deep black night, the prayer wheel never stops.

Some old devout believers, facing the flickering candlelight, recited the six-character sutra, even day and night, until dawn. In the prayer wheel, there are their karma in this life and happiness and peace in the next life.

In this Buddhist world, facing the past life, this life and the next life, my impetuous heart slowly settled in the low Sanskrit sound. Buddha, please forgive me for my sins in this life and let me practice spiritual practice.

Chengbei Tingxue wrote on the evening of December 20, 2018. Revised again on February 20, 2019. Introduction to Kirti Monastery

The present sutra hall of Kirti Monastery has 120 pillars and can accommodate thousands of monks and people chanting sutras and praying. It is one of the few large sutra halls in Tibetan areas.

1. The upper part of the front hall of the main sutra hall is decorated with exquisite and luxurious Tibetan carvings, including Jia (Hercules), Xuexiangxiang (Bel Canto with human body and bird legs), Sangyangji (eight The lion-footed lion, which is the descendant of the lion-bird who first enmity and then makes friends, is a symbol of peace), Joan (is a bird that has disappeared in the sea). Murals of the Four Heavenly Kings: the Heavenly King of Protecting the Country, the Heavenly King of Growth, the Heavenly King of Guangmu, and the Heavenly King of Duowen. This is the Supreme King who protects the east, west, north, south and south of the Holy Land. Diagram of the Six Paths of Reincarnation: There is a pig, a dove, and a snake in the innermost layer, which represent the three poisons of life: ignorance, greed, and caution. Directly above the second level is the "Heavenly Way", and clockwise in order are the "Human Way", "Hungry Ghost Way", "Hell Way", "Animal Way" and "Asura Way". Hell is at the bottom. If people do not accumulate good deeds, Virtue will suffer all kinds of torture.

2. The largest Buddha statue in the Sutra Hall is the Jampa Buddha (Maitreya Buddha) statue carved from medicinal clay. It is four stories high and about 20 meters high. There are more than a thousand Tripitakas in the Buddha's body. Scripture. In the Sutra Hall, there are also more than 10,000 famous Tibetan classics such as Ganzhudo and Danzhudo, as well as dozens of religious pagodas and pagodas. The walls of the sutra hall are covered with many precious thangkas embroidered, painted and painted with mineral pigments.

3. The 1st to 6th murals on the left wall of the main entrance of the Sutra Hall are Thangkas representing one thousand Sakyamuni Buddha statues, which are "Dongba" in Tibetan, and the 7th mural is "Dongba" in Tibetan. In the middle of the card is Sakyamuni, surrounded by Buddha statues such as Zong'eba, Avalokitesvara, and Tara. The first thangka on the wall on the right side of the main entrance of the sutra hall is a statue of Sakyamuni Buddha, surrounded by 18 Arhats. The second one is a statue of Sakyamuni Buddha, the third and fourth pictures are of Infinite Longevity Buddha, and the fifth picture is Vajra. Warrior, the sixth picture is Medicine King Bodhisattva, and the seventh picture is Akira Buddha. Verses in Praise of Labrang Monastery

1. Verses about Labrang Monastery (Introduce some poems about Tibet)

Verses about Labrang Monastery (Introduce some poems about Labrang Monastery) Poems about Tibet) 1. Introduce poems about Tibet

A type of Tibetan literati poetry. The most famous is Milarepa's "One Hundred Thousand Songs". It is an earlier collection of poems by writers in Kirti Monastery in Tibet. It has several woodcut editions and contains a total of 500 poems. Poems often start by describing the beauty of mountains and forests, then express feelings about secular society, and finally end up calling people to convert to Buddhism in order to seek righteousness. Therefore, although the work also criticizes the bullying of the weak in the upper class of society and the hypocritical style of some religious believers in Kirti Monastery, its main purpose is to promote Buddhist ideas such as the sea of ??suffering in life, the emptiness of everything, impermanence, and the six paths of reincarnation. Objectively, it has played an important role in Paralyzing the people's fighting spirit. The reason why Milarepa showed such negative emotions in his "Tao Song" is closely related to his life experience.

Aphorism Poetry

It is called "Lexie" in Tibetan, which means "good words". Its main purpose is to promote people's philosophy of life. The author uses this form of aphorism poetry to describe the moral standards and academic spirit in social life, as well as the proper attitude towards dealing with others, etc. The writing method also adopts the folk song style of four lines and one paragraph, each line has seven words (folk songs are six words), and two sentences are metaphors, and two sentences refer to the facts (the metaphor of the folk song comes first, and the metaphor of the aphorism comes after). The outstanding feature is that in order to state the theme, extremely rich metaphors and reasoning techniques are used, making the work very philosophical. The metaphors used are all familiar to people. In addition to fish, insects, flowers, grass, sun, moon, mountains and rivers, it also uses many folk allusions and proverbs, which are deeply loved by the masses. Many aphorisms and poems are widely recited and quoted by the masses.

The most famous aphorism poems in Tibet include Kirti Monastery: "Sakya Aphorism", "Gedan Aphorism", "Water Tree Aphorism", etc.

Conduct, 6. Observe the quality of your own nature, 7. Observe the quality of inappropriate behavior, 8. Observe the quality of things, 9. Observe the quality of teachings. The content is very rich. There are exposures to the vicious nature of the ruling class, satires and criticisms of selfishness, hypocrisy, greed, and ignorance, and advice on how to seek knowledge and learn, etc. All views on the rights and wrongs of life are naturally based on the author's own understanding and stance on things, and inevitably contain various class prejudices and limitations of the times.

The author of "Sakya Aphorisms" is Saban Gonggajiangcun (1182-1251). From an early age, he followed his father and brother and received strict education in interpretation and classics. After that, he roamed around Tibet and India, worshiped celebrities as his teachers, studied Sanskrit and Buddhist scriptures, and became a famous master of the Sakya sect of Tibetan Buddhism, known as Pandita. In addition to the "Sakya Aphorisms", his works also include the philosophical work "The Treatise on the Causes of the Ming Dynasty" and the Buddhist Vinaya work "The Theory of the Differences of the Three Rituals and Vinayas", etc. At the age of sixty-three, he went to Liangzhou (today's Wuwei, Gansu Province) at the invitation of Kuoduan, where he was invited to "recruit talents with the land" and made great contributions to the reunification of the motherland. He died of illness in Liangzhou at the age of seventy.

"Gedan Maxims", a total of one hundred and twenty-five poems. The contents are all discussions on distinguishing wisdom from foolishness. Each two poems are a group, discussing the difference between wise men and fools in a contrastive way. The standards used are the same as those in the Sakya Aphorisms and are based on Buddhist teachings, which naturally obliterates the essence of class. The author is Sonam Drakpa (1478-1554), a native of the Amdo area. He became a monk since he was a child. He then specialized in the study of enlightenment. He was awarded a first-class Geshe degree at Drepung Monastery in Lhasa. He was fifty years old. At the age of two, he served as the "Sechi" (Dharma King) of Ganden Monastery and died at the age of seventy-six.

"Shui Shu Aphorisms", like "Sakya Aphorisms", are both works with far-reaching influence in the history of Tibetan literature. "The Aphorism of the Water Tree" consists of two parts. One part is derived from water, called "Water Metaphors", one hundred and thirty-nine poems; the other part is derived from trees, called "Tree Metaphors", one hundred poems. ***Two hundred and thirty-nine. In terms of ideological content, there are exposure and criticism of tyrants and bad people, praise of integrity, purity and virtue, as well as the proper attitude towards studying and dealing with others, etc. But there is also a lot of content that directly promotes religious superstition. The writing method is the same as "Sakya Aphorisms", also in the form of four sentences and seven words. It also has many unique features in art.

The author is Gongtang Danbai Zhunmei (1717-1786). He was born in the Anmuduo area (now Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture). He was the great living Buddha of Labrang Monastery, the third generation of Gongtang. He is a talented Tibetan scholar who has written many books, including the Complete Works of Gongtang Danbai Zhunmei.

2. Introduction to Labrang Temple

Tickets and opening hours: 40 yuan. No tickets are required if you do not enter the main hall. During the Dharma Conference, it is not only free, but you can also see the spectacular Tibetan pilgrimage scene. 8:00~18:00 Transportation overview: You can take long-distance buses from Lanzhou, Linxia, ??Hehe and other places. Take the bus to Xiahe County, get off and walk for a few minutes.

Introduction to Labrang Monastery : Labrang Monastery is located in the west of Xiahe County, with Fengshan Mountain at its back and Longshan Mountain facing it. It is located in the land of "Golden Basin for Raising Fish". The temple was founded in 1710 by the first living Buddha Jia Muyang. After being built by Jia Muyang, the temple has become the largest Tibetan religious and cultural center in Gansu, Qinghai and Sichuan regions. Labrang Monastery covers an area of ??1,234 acres, with a construction area of ??823,000 square meters. It has 6 sutra halls, 84 Buddhist halls, 31 Tibetan-style buildings, 30 Buddhist palaces, more than 500 prayer wheel rooms, and more than 10,000 monks' houses. , one of the six main monasteries of the Yellow Sect (Gelug Sect) of Tibetan Buddhism. The temple brings together the wisdom of Tibetan, Han and Mongolian people and is famous for its exquisite architectural art and brilliant religious culture. Labrang Monastery contains more than 60,000 volumes of various scriptures, divided into 12 categories: complete works, philosophy, esoteric Buddhism, medicine, statements, rhymes, history, religion, biography, craftsmanship, mathematics, and poetry, making it the temple with the largest collection of books.

3. Travel notes about Labrang Monastery

Labrang Monastery started solemn chanting and many religious rituals one week before the Buddhist Festival.

The number of people who came to listen to the sutras gradually increased every day. On the day of the Buddha Exhibition Festival, a grand ceremony was held at 10 a.m.

The Buddhist ceremony began, with hundreds of strong lamas carrying a nearly 100-meter-long dragon on their shoulders. The giant Buddha scroll, escorted by

horse guards, ran majestically to the hillside on the other side of the Daxia River shouting chants.

Nearly a thousand square meters of scroll were spread on the middle of the mountain. on display. Along the way, the crowd of onlookers swarmed towards the dragon like a tide, vying to throw hada to the giant Buddha. More people threw themselves at the Buddha scroll and threw their heads

or Put your face on the Buddha scroll, hoping to be blessed by the Buddha. When the

curtain covering the huge Buddha statue was slowly opened, the Buddha-showing ceremony entered its climax. People threw khatas and

gifts that represented their hearts towards the Buddha statue one after another. Elderly Tibetans turned their prayer wheels and chanted Buddhist scriptures loudly. Naughty children

with the help of adults, climbed up the high steps of the Buddhist altar, trying to touch the sacred

The Buddha statue ceremony lasted about two hours

4. Introduction to Labrang Monastery

It is located 0.5 kilometers west of Xiahe County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. The real name is Gaden Xiazhubu Dajiyi Suqibelang, referred to as Tashiqi Monastery. It is one of the six major monasteries of Kirti Monastery in Tibetan Buddhism (ie Lamaism) and the Gelug Sect (Yellow Sect) in my country. It is generally called Labrang Monastery. . The first Jiamuyang Ngawang Songzhe was founded in the 48th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1709). In the fifty-third year of Kangxi's reign (1714), "Lazhang" (i.e. Jamyang Buddha Palace) was built. The pronunciation of "Lazhang" was changed to "Labrang", which means the residence of the highest living Buddha in the temple.

The temple faces north to south, covering a total area of ??866,000 square meters, with a construction area of ??more than 400,000 square meters. It has more than 90 main temples, including six colleges, 16 Buddhist temples, and 18 temples. The Palace of the Living Buddha), monks' residences and sutra altars, Dharma gardens, sutra printing houses, pagodas, etc., form a group of magnificent buildings with Tibetan characteristics, with no less than 10,000 houses.

The religious system of Labrang Monastery is mainly composed of six colleges: Wen Si, Medicine, Kalachakra, Jigajajara, Shangtangbu and Lower Tantra. It has the most complete system among the monasteries in the entire Mongolian and Tibetan areas. . Wensi College is its center, also known as the Dajing Hall. It has a front hall, a front courtyard, a main hall and an apse, and hundreds of houses. It covers an area of ??more than ten acres and is a mixed structure of Tibetan and ancient palace styles. There are gilt copper tiles, copper goats, Dharma wheels, flags, treasure vases and other decorations on the top. It focuses on sutras and focuses on the study of the five major treatises written by Indian Buddhists ("Sutra on Sutra", "On Prajna", "Madhyamaka", "Sa?sāra" and "On Vinaya").

All the Brahma temples in the temple are built with local stone, wood, soil and anise, and metal is rarely used. The overall building is wide at the bottom and narrow at the top, almost trapezoidal, with stone on the outside and wood on the inside. There is a saying that "no wood on the outside and no stone on the inside". Each temple is painted with red, yellow, white and other earthy pigments according to its different functions and levels. Colorful curtains are hung on the eaves of the balconies. Gold-plated copper Dharma wheels and yin-yang beasts are placed on the tops and walls of large and medium-sized buildings. , vase, banner, golden dome, lion. Some palaces also integrated and absorbed the architectural achievements of the Han people, adding palace-style roofs and covering them with gilt copper tiles or green glazed tiles.

There are more than 10,000 national cultural relics and Buddhist artworks collected in Labrang Monastery. There are sixteen giant Buddhas in each hall, each made of gilded copper or carved from sandalwood, with a height of more than 8 meters. There are countless small and medium-sized Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, pagodas, and ritual instruments of various textures. The temple also collects the clothes and other daily necessities of the great masters of the past dynasties, as well as the golden edicts, seals, seals, large plaques, Thousand Buddha Trees, Pearl Pagodas, Jade Ruyi, Meteorites, Haima Teeth, etc. that were canonized and bestowed by the emperors.

5. Introduction to Labrang Temple

Tickets and opening hours: 40 yuan. No tickets are required if you do not enter the main hall. During the Dharma Conference, it is not only free, but you can also see the spectacular Tibetan pilgrimage scene. 8:00~18:00 Transportation overview: You can take long-distance buses from Lanzhou, Linxia, ??Hehe and other places. Take the bus to Xiahe County, get off and walk for a few minutes.

Introduction to Labrang Monastery : Labrang Monastery is located in the west of Xiahe County, with Fengshan Mountain at its back and Longshan Mountain facing it. It is located in the land of "Golden Basin for Raising Fish". The temple was founded in 1710 by the first living Buddha Jia Muyang. After being built by Jia Muyang, the temple has become the largest Tibetan religious and cultural center in Gansu, Qinghai and Sichuan regions. Labrang Monastery covers an area of ??1,234 acres, with a construction area of ??823,000 square meters. It has 6 sutra halls, 84 Buddhist halls, 31 Tibetan-style buildings, 30 Buddhist palaces, more than 500 prayer wheel rooms, and more than 10,000 monks' houses. , one of the six main monasteries of the Yellow Sect (Gelug Sect) of Tibetan Buddhism. The temple brings together the wisdom of Tibetan, Han and Mongolian people and is famous for its exquisite architectural art and brilliant religious culture. Labrang Monastery contains more than 60,000 volumes of various scriptures, divided into 12 categories: complete works, philosophy, esoteric Buddhism, medicine, statements, rhymes, history, religion, biography, craftsmanship, mathematics, and poetry, making it the temple with the largest collection of books.

6. What is the name of the river in front of Labrang Monastery

The river in front of Labrang Monastery is called Daxia River

Gannan Xiahe Labrang Monastery

Located in Xiahe County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province

Xiahe County is a county under the jurisdiction of Gannan Prefecture, Gansu Province. It is named after the Daxia River in its territory.

Daxia River

Daxia River is a first-class tributary of the Yellow River. The ancient name of Lishui, also known as "Sangqu" in Tibetan, originates from the northern and southern foothills of Dabreheka at the junction of Gansu and Qinghai in the Gannan Plateau. The southern source is Sangquchooka, and the northern source is Da Na'ang. After they merged together, they were called Daxia River. It flows through Xiahe County, Linxia County, Linxia City, and Dongxiang County, and flows into the Liujiaxia Reservoir of the Yellow River. The total length is 203 kilometers and the drainage area is 7152 square kilometers. The main tributaries include Kehe River, Tielonggou, Laoyaguan River, Datan River and Oxford River.

7. Does anyone know the name of a lamasery next to Labrang Monastery?

< p> (Kirti Temple) The temple is located in the northwest corner of Aba County, about one kilometer away, covering an area of ??1.8 square kilometers. The temple buildings are lined up in rows, making it a small city.

The temple consists of a splendid Sutra Hall, four temples, five Buddhist halls and many various monks' residences. The prayer corridor surrounding the temple is two kilometers long and has more than 5,000 prayer wheels installed.

Whenever religious activities are held, more than a thousand monks can gather, making the scene very spectacular. The temple was built in the 9th year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1870). It is a sub-monastery of Zorgeda Zhalang Mogelden Temple.

After more than 100 years of development, the temple has become one of the largest temples in the Amdo Tibetan area. The Kirti White Pagoda is one of the most famous buildings in the temple.

Its base is 25 meters long, square, 39 meters high, and has seven floors. It stands on the high ground in front of the temple. Its tall and mysterious figure can be seen more than ten kilometers away. There are 24 small white pagodas surrounding the tower. Thousands of Buddha statues are enshrined in the tower. There are more than 600 exquisite murals, which are comparable to large art exhibition halls. Visitors can go inside and climb up the stairs to appreciate them layer by layer.

There is a poem praising it: It is towering and leaning against the Han Dynasty, standing abruptly in the sky. The staircase turns like walking through a cave, and the door opens like coming out of a cage.

The Aquarius alludes to the days and months, and the sound of the golden peaks is legendary for the wind on the sea. The empty eaves and arches are made of skillful stones piercing the flowers and phoenixes; the clouds are left on the top, creating a pagoda with dancing dragons. It can be seen thousands of miles away, and the height seems to be in the sky.