THE GOLDEN AGE:VISITING DRATHANG MONASTERY

正Not far from the ferry dock close to the Samye Monastery,there is a countryside road leading directly to the Dranang County.The road has been laid with asphalt and connects Lhasa to Lhokar.At the very beginning of the road,however,there is a sign,where"To the Drathang Monastery"is written.Obviously,the monastery is much more famous than the county.Ten     

WINTER RELIGIOUS CONVENTION IN THE TSUPRU MONASTERY

<正>Senior monk Dusuni Khyenpa from the Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism founded the Tsurpu Monastery in 1187;so today it is over 800 years old.     

RTSE DRUGDGON MONASTERY ATYPICAL BON RELIGION MONASTERY

My First Visit to Rtse Drugdgon Monastery I first heard about Bon religion through a friend ten years ago.Having heard from him how people refer to Bon religion as anevil religionand sometimes ablack religion,I became quite terrified.In fact,Bon religion was actually the original Tibetan religion. Piously I prayed:If one day I visit Tibet,please do not let me encounter Bon religion!     

XAODAIN MONASTERY

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WINTER RELIGIOUS CONVENTION IN THE TSURPU MONASTERY

Forty kilometers to the west along the Qinghai-Tibet Highway, after setting off from Lhasa, there is a bridge crossing over the Todlung River. This is Lungpa Sangpa （Tibetan, meaning the hometown bridge）. Passing over the bridge and walking further into the mountain valley, you can reach the Gurong mountain area. On walking further, you will find a splendid ancient monastery standing on the green mountainside. This is the well-known Tsurpu Monastery situated beneath the snow-covered highlands.     

RTSE DRUGDGON MONASTERY ATYPICAL BON RELIGION MONASTERY

My First Visit to Rtse Drugdgon Monastery I first heard about Bon religion through a friend ten years ago.Having heard from him how people refer to Bon religion as an“evil religion“and sometimes a“black religion“,I became quite terrified.In fact,Bon religion was actually the original Tibetan religion. Piously I prayed:“If one day I visit Tibet,please do not let me encounter Bon religion!“     

GOLD TILE HALL OF THE TAR MONASTERY UNDER REPAIR

Following in the wake of the repair of some halls at Tar Monastery in the 1992-1995 period, with the help of a State Council allocation to the tune of 37 million Yuan, the monastery will see the repair of its Gold Tile Hall with another 14 million Yuan from the State Council. The repair project has started, and it is expected to be completed before the end of the year. In the 12th year of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) Emperor Hong Wu, a Lotus Gathering Pagoda was built in the place where…     

AN INVESTIGATION OF STONE CARVINGS IN THE SAMYE MONASTERY

<正>The fame of the Samye Monastery is unique in the history of Tibetan Buddhism.This monastery, dedicated to the Three Precious Ones(Buddha,Dharma and Sangha),w...     

The BUTTER LANTERN FESTIVAL HELD IN THE LABRANG MONASTERY

On Feb.24,2013,an annual Butter Lantern Festival was held in the Labrang Monastery in Xiahe County of Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture,Gansu Province on the Chinese Lantern Festival.Each Chinese Lantern Festival,the monks would place the butter lanterns made of the Tibetan specialty of yak butter in the square before the sutra hall of the Labrang Monastery as a means to pray for good fortune and harvest.     

A MYSTERIOUS ANCIENT MONASTERY HIDDEN DEEP IN A MOUNTAIN VALLEY OF SOUTH TIBET——A TRAVELODGE ON THE LHALUNG MONASTERY IN LHODRAK

<正>It’s dawn and the mountain valley in south Tibet is silent.There is only the smoke spiraling up from the kitchen chimneys of Tibetan households to greet the ...     

A PROBE INTO THE NO.1 MONASTERY IN TIBER

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ON-THE-SPOT RECORD OF THE RESCUING OF ANCIENT BOOKS AND MATERIALS UNEARTHED AT THE PAINGAR MONASTERY

正The Paingar Monastery is situated at the town of Jayul in Luntse County of Lhoka City.It was given the name because of a famous senior monk of the Kagyu Sect of Tibetan Buddhism,Drumpa Padmagyapo(1527-1596),who cultivated himself at this monastery according to Tibetan Buddhist doctrines.It is unknown when the monastery was founded,but it is presently a typical Kagyu monastery.     

西藏夏鲁寺壁画中的“汉藏合璧”

Shalu Monastery is one of the most famous Tibetan Buddhist monasteries and is seated in Gyatso Shong Township of Shigatse Municipality in the Tibet Autonomous Region.The monastery is rich in murals that total over a thousand square meters in wall space,putting on display a fine example of Tibetan Buddhist mural art from the Yuan dynasty.     

不到园林,怎知春色如许

帝王的巡视令江南园林在秀雅精美之上,又添得些许皇家园林的金碧辉煌与壮丽气势。这一点从五亭桥、煦春台等巍然雄姿和琉璃瓦的金黄色彩中,大致可读得几分奥妙来。     

SAGYA MONASTERY:Witness Of National Unification

HistoriansbelieveTibetbecameapartofChinainthemid-13thcenturyduringtheYuanDynasty(1271-1368).TheSagyaMonasteryprovidesiron-cladproofinthisregard.MovingwestwardfromXigazeonereachesSagyaCounty,tuckedawayinhighmoun-tains.Haditnotbeenforthemagnifi-centSagyaMon…     

TRADITIONAL HEADGEAR FOR THE WOMEN OF SIX DIFFERENT TIBETAN TRIBES LIVING CLOSE TO KUMBUM MONASTERY

正The six different Tibetan tribes residing in the peripheral areas of Kumbum Monastery are historically referred to as the Shenzhong,Longben, Xina, Qijia, Mina, and Xiuba. According to modern administrative divisions, these six tribes are scattered across the towns of Huangzhong County     

NANWU MONASTERY:Festival Highlighted by Sitting-on-the-Bed Ceremony

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TASHILHUNGPO MONASTERY:Ceremony Unveils The Gold-Character Board

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来吧,津巴布韦

<正>津巴布韦,一个古老民俗与现代文明高度融合的非洲天堂。在这里,法律上允许"一夫多妻"制。而生活在这里的人们,有的至今还保留着新婚第一夜儿媳和公公度过的