Jokhang Temple
Jokhang Temple
the most sacred Buddhist temple and monastery in all of Tibet

Location:
Jokhang Temple, Chengguan, Lhasa, Tibet, China
Duration:
Friday, September 1, 2017
Personal highlights
- Jokhang Temple: most sacred place in Tibet
- Pilgrimage: Buddhist from all of Tibet walk to here
- Buddhist Sects: maintained by the Gelung school
- History: built in 652 and enlarged until 1600
- UNESCO: protected together with the Potala Palace
Image sources
- Seat of the highest Buddhist priests
- Entrance to the Jokhang Temple
- Huge Candles in the courtyard
- Me trying out a handy prayer wheel
- Me in the lotus position on the rooftop
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