Introduction to Drepung Monastery Travel Guide to Drepung Monastery

Drepung Monastery is located in Lhasa and is an ancient temple with a history of 600 years. It is also one of the local yellow temples. It is known as a Buddhist holy place and its status is very high. Now it is also a high-profile tourist attraction, with a restaurant that attracts a large number of tourists from all over the world.

The largest temple in the world, Drepung Monastery, is a Gelugpa monastery of Tibetan Buddhism in China. Drepung Temple means "Dui Mi Temple" or "Jimmy Temple" in Tibetan, and it means "Auspicious Jimmy's Ten Faces Zunbang" in Tibetan. Together with Ganden Monastery and Sera Monastery, it is known as the three major temples in Lhasa. It is the largest temple in the world and is located at the foot of Genpiuzi Mountain in the western suburbs of Lhasa.

In 1962, Drepung Monastery was listed as a key cultural relic protection unit in the Tibet Autonomous Region, and in 1982, it was listed as a national key cultural relic protection unit.

Since many temples close in the afternoon, pilgrims should go there in the morning. From the city to the temple, you can take a bus or a taxi.

If you take a taxi, it costs twenty to thirty yuan. Only minibuses reach the foot of the mountain. It takes about half an hour to walk up the mountain by yourself, but sometimes you can find a tractor or truck to ride up the mountain.

There are many buildings in Drepung Monastery, the famous ones are Sizhacang and Kangcun, as well as "Gandan Zhangpu" and "Tsoqin Hall". There is no vegetation around the temple, it is all gravel and barren hills, but there are several courtyards with lush trees inside the temple.

This is the debate venue of Drepung Monastery. There are two such forums in each zakula (monastery).

There are many rituals in Drepung Monastery. Corresponding rituals will be held on major Buddhist anniversaries every month, auspicious days in the Tibetan calendar (i.e. the 15th and 30th) and other auspicious days. There are also events celebrated with monks and customs, the biggest of which is the Drepung Shoton Festival.

"Shorton" means "yoghurt feast" in Tibetan. It was originally a purely religious event. According to Buddhist regulations, monks are prohibited from living there for several days in the summer until the institution is dissolved.

On the opening day, secular people gave alms with yogurt. Later, the content of "Sheraton" became more abundant, religious activities and entertainment activities were combined, and the scale continued to expand.

On the day of the Shoton Festival in Tibet on June 30, a huge Buddha Thangka painting centered on Drepung Monastery was displayed in the early morning, followed by a Tibetan opera performance. This actual It is a happy festival for monks and laypeople to enjoy.

The Shoton Festival is the largest religious festival in Drepung Monastery and has now become one of the largest festivals in Lhasa.

The annual Sunburning Buddha Festival is the busiest time for Drepung Monastery. The mountains near Drepung Monastery are crowded with devout believers, and tourists can be seen everywhere to see the spectacular scene. Weisan and Zhanfo pushed the festival to a climax.

Every year at the Dharma Assembly on June 30th of the Tibetan calendar, young monks welcome giant thangkas from the Sutra Hall of Drepung Monastery, and display the giant thangkas side by side at Langqinri (Daxiangshan Mountain) in the west. )superior. Please welcome the huge thangka team, which will be led by the incense-holding monk and recite the "Baptism Sutra".

Religious monks and laypeople from all over Tibetan areas went to worship the huge thangka, and the scene was very lively and spectacular. In addition to Buddhist exhibitions, performing Tibetan operas, watching Tibetan operas, visiting parks, yak racing, and equestrian performances are also the main contents of the festival.

It is said that many people set out to Drepung Monastery and Sera Monastery at two or three in the morning, and some even stayed in a hotel near the temple the night before, just to get a better place to view. Buddha.