里拉修道院说古

"里拉"一词来源于古代色雷斯语,意思是"多水的山"。保加利亚西南部的里拉山区北距首都索非亚170公里,是北方大陆性气候和南方地中海气候的汇合处,降水丰沛,日照时间短,气温较低。海拔1500米以上的山区松树、杉树分布广泛,海拔低的山区则是山毛榉和针叶林的混杂区,     

佛灯烁烁大昭寺

因为有了大昭寺才有了八角街,有了八角街浓烈的宗教色彩和商业气氛,反过来,八角街又像一个巨大的环带,将大昭寺紧紧地束裹馅包在了里面。于是,有人称大昭寺是八角街的母亲,这是极其形象而又恰当的。大昭寺始建于647年,相传文成公主运用阴阳五行法,测出西藏地形,并由此选定大昭寺的位置。寺的位置所在处为拉萨的卧塘湖,被认为是魔女的心脏,在此填湖建寺,能消灾驱魔。至于大昭寺的称谓,是因为文成公主主持填湖施工时,神山羊为之助力驮土,故得名大昭。寺院是拉萨的主要景观,来拉萨的游客大都是奔寺院而来的。若论拉萨的几座有名的寺庙的历史,最…     

松赞林寺 彩云之南的小布达拉宫

<正>一直的向往,就是可以去到布达拉宫,朝圣那座日思夜想的红宫殿宇。然而时至今日都未能成行。于是,前往有"小布达拉宫"之称的松赞林寺,便成为了我此次云南之行最为重要的目的。云南最大的藏传佛教寺院——噶丹松赞林寺对于了解藏传佛教格鲁派的人,噶丹松赞林寺,早已熟识于心。这座历史久远的古寺,是川滇地区黄教的中心。同时,也是云南最大的藏传佛教寺院,有着举足轻重的地位。倘若将时光追溯到清康熙年间,那时执掌黄教的,就是那位曾用一生精研佛法,且有着政治家、史学家与医药学家美誉的活佛,五世达赖——阿旺罗桑嘉措。     

Lama Hospital of the Tashilhungpo Monastery

The hospital is located on the right side of the gate inside Tashilhungpo Monastery with a total floor space of 1,400 square meters. At present, there are 14 lama doctors, who wear their red kasaya underneath the normal white doctor uniform. The treatments include traditional Tibetan and Western methods. In the hospital there are many kinds of advanced diagnostic equipment such as X-ray, electrocardiogram, pathological laboratory, and B-ultrasonic, etc. Both traditional Tibetan and Western medicines are available. The facility was previously called the "Gyigyinaka Tibetan Hospital" and was the only     

Jokhang Monastery Undergoes Refurbishing

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A Lama's life in the Monastery

TheworldknowsTibetboastsnumerousmonasteriesandlamas.However,manyintheworldhavenoideaastohowlamasfareinthesemonasteries.Ihavebeenstudyingthisverysubjectfordecades.Inthelateautumnof1985,IwenttoGangdelinTownshipinthewesternsuburbsofLhasatovisitmyfriendQambalhasang.Asluckwouldhaveit,hehaddrivenhistractortothenomadicareaofDamxungtobuycattle.YexeiTangsang,hisuncle,whowasalamawiththeZhaibungMonasterybuthasalreadyresumedsecularlife,greetedmeenthusiastically.Sittinginthenewly-builtTibetan-stylebu…     

Herders Attached To the Qana Monastery

Myfatherandmother,attachedtotheQanaMonasteryinQanaCounty,leased0.4hectareoflandfromthemonasterytotill.Alltheyearround,wehadtostruggletokeepourheadsabovewater.Myeldersisterlearnedtoweavewoolenrugsfrommother.Shealsomasteredtheskilltoweavebambooobjects.Iamsevenyearsyoungerthanmyeldersister.Inadditiontotendingtwomilkcowsandseveralsheepwhichweraised,Ijoinedotherchildrenlocatingbirdeggsandhares.WhenIwas11yearsold,fatherwenttodocorveelaborforthemanor.Sadly,father'sdonkeyfullyloadedwithgoodsfellfr…     

The Vicissitudes of the Sera Monastery

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Bamtog Monastery Towering on the Pasture

Meaning "monastery on the grassland", Bamtog Monastery sits by Ce Qu River in Rong-moda Township, Xiangtang County, Aba Prefecture. It is 32 km from the county seat.     

The Culture of the Sagya Monastery

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Revenue of theSera Monastery

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瞿昙赞

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Visting Xaqun Monastery in Autumn

Enteringthefallof1998,farmerswerebusyharvesting.WetookaartotheXaqunMonasterv'Afterhavingcoveredsome100km,wediscovereddeepchannelsatthesideoftheroadwhichweweretoldwereusedtodisperseheavyhailstorms.Intheevening,ourcarbegantoclimbupahighmountainflankedbydeepravines.Ipokedmyheadoutofthewindowandfoundnothingbutbot-tomlessdarkness.Myheartjumpedintomythroat.Fortunately,thedriverwasveryexperiencedinl1ightdriving.Wecon-tinuedourjourneysafely,withthebrightmoonsmilingdownonuswithawelcominggesture.When…     

Muli Monastery In Deep Mountains

Muli Monastery, located in Muli Tibetan Group Autonomous County, enjoys much fame in theKham area. Located deep in the mountains 120 km away from the Muli county seat, the monastery is built halfway up a hill where there are few houses. Despite its isolation, it flourished as the local political, cultural and religious center before liberation, and it remains the local center of Tibetan Buddhism     

A Study on Hor-sTag-lung Monastery

Lying at the southern foot of Mount Jishi in Jishishan County bordering Gansu and Qinghai Provinces, Hor-sTag-lung Monastery (thereafter abbreviated to sTag-lung Monastery) is a well-known Tibetan Buddhist monastery built in the early period of Tibetan Buddhism. It has a history of more than 400 years and was affiliated with bKra-shis-lhun-po Monastery. Its     

Gandain Monastery Shines Brighter Today

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A Visit to Tholding Monastery

Cities and towns in Tibet are basically centered on monasteries. Lhasa, Xigaze and Qamdo, for example,came into being after monasteries were established on the spot.Lhasa was built based on Jokhang Monastery and the Potala Palace; Xigaze developed from the well known Tashilhungpo Monastery and Qamdo in relation to Qambaling Monastery. A large number of monks living in monasteries needed daily sustenance, so that lay people to serve them began to gather and gradually settle down. Merchants came, too, thereby forming cities. Zada was among them,coming into being with the establishment