Tibet: the birth of a temple (Photos)

The temple, which could be as simple as a picture (open a light Thangka), or a black (with their talisman). Can also be a small tent, forest steppe on makeshift in the cabin, or even a magnificent palace. No matter what form of the temple, is the most sacred, noble in Tibetan's heart. They will be poor life energy, financial resources to build or devotion to complete their own good -- the construction of a temple.

The Tibetan national minority is located on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau climate cold, warm colors in the temple interior decoration like passion

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Are you thereTibetAncient legend, the Tibetan ancestors are combined by a Buddism godness Guanyin Bodhisattva rock Luo Cha and attunement macaques love, gave birth to six children, to produce millions of Tibetan men and women. There are strikingly similar to the myth with Darwin humans from apes evolved theory. More of a coincidence, the temples of Tibet origin, with the woman also has a relationship, or three women. As the saying goes: three women in a market, it becomes one of the three women temple in Tibet. There is a close relationship between the birth of the first temple in Tibet with the three women. One is fromNepalThe princess Chizun, one is from the middle Tang Princess Wencheng, there is one Tibet mother said the Russian witch.

Potala Palace East Hall murals, tells the story of ancient building Lhasa super Temple filled witch heart -- lying in case Wang Lina perturbation

In most people's minds of Potala Palace is a synonym for Lhasa, in fact, Tibetan Buddhists hearts,Jokhang TempleIs more sacred than Potala Palace. Lhasa called "Jalan Savimbi", and "Jalan Savimbi" originally is the Jokhang Temple name. In the Tibetan language "provoke" goat ", meaning," refers to the soil, the sentence can be understood as a goat's back and the construction of the temple of earth. Legend of the seventh Century ad Tang Dynasty princess married Tibetan and Nepalese Princess Chizun, their dowry has a distinguished immense Buddha: Shakya Muni is 8 years old and 12 years old statue.

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The Princess Wencheng to hide before, Princess Chizun to Lhasa. She thought, Wu Tang (now the government of the autonomous region is located) area built temple statue at the age of eight, but has not been able to succeed. The daytime repair buildings, night by ghosts and gods destroyed. Heard of Datang princess in geographic survey, then please Princess Wencheng to determine a temple place. According to the "Central Plains Princess Wencheng eighty five row count observation method" for divination, calculate the snow-covered terrain of Tibet -- just like the Russian witch supine shape. Lhasa lies in the heart of witch, Hongshan, Tieshan, millPanshanIs the witch head on the choroid, shall fill in a horizontal, Buddha Temple in the town.

Tibet town demon

Rao (UrumqiRamoche TempleAs the Dragon Palace), should also be on top of a statue dedicated to Shakya Muni Buddha, in order to protect Lhasa and the whole reservoir earth peace. So, in the king Song Xan Gan Bbu under the auspices of the goat, camel lying in the soil, fill, built the Jokhang Temple on it, dedicated to Shakya Muni at the age of eight life-size statues; Princess Wencheng in Urumqi, built around the Ramoche temple, dedicated to Shakya Muni at the age of twelve life-size statues. In addition to build two main temple to harm, Song Xan Gan Bbu shield in the hands of the Tibetan four Ru Wei build four evil side of the town of temple, in the town of the limb joints. In order to change the bad feng shui, the perfect eight auspicious feature phase, in the body is also built many small temple. S & P said the town the twelve temple, which is said to subdue the twelve does not shift the nail. (Ke Bingzhong)

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