Heaven three gods of the recreation land - Karma Dansson Tsan Lin

Heaven three gods of the recreation land - Karma Dansson Tsan Lin


Although the Tibetan Buddhism in Taiwan, a passing fad, but had actually been to the pilgrimage Potala Palace in Lhasa and not many people, because until today, that with the Taiwan Compatriot Travel Certificate, or not free access to Tibet, you must apply for "Tibet letter," while the application This is actually very troublesome Tibet permit. But not reach Tibet, there are still other options, one of them in northwestern Yunnan Province near Tibet, Shangri-La.

Shangri-La County, Yunnan Province to the north from the distance, the wide end of grasslands, between the mountains, there is an equivalent to the size of a small town buildings, the height of the roof of glittering, dazzling. The large castle-like building, that is, Yunnan, Sichuan, Tibetan calendar a long border with the Yellow Sect temple religious center, the "Small Potala Palace," said ─ ─ "Songzanlinsi."

Karma Dansson Tsan Lin

Songzanlinsi building can be said that assembles the essence of Tibetan religion and culture, magnificent architecture, modeling a variety of gold-plated copper tiles, temples Po Kok beast kiss cornices, spacious hall Zhacang magnificent palace, temple dedicated to the many Buddha: Quintana tall sacred and exquisite decorative murals on both sides of West Side gem; appear solid Buddhism, Buddhist connotation, is an emanation of the beautiful Buddhist temple.

Maitreya's Basilica

Songzanlinsi full name is "Karma Dansson praise forest," Shangri-La County is located five kilometers north of the Buddha Ping Shan, the legend temple site is the V Dalai Lama personally selected and nominated for "Karma Dansson Tsan Lin." Songzanlinsi covers an area of 500 acres, sitting north to south, stands on top of the mountains, surrounded by building a strong, thick city wall, and five gates. Zhacang, Jikang, Maitreya three main hall stands in the central eight-kang warehouses, shag and other buildings around the around the scattered height, bring out the main building of the tall and majestic.

"Zhacang" is the Tibetan "college" refers to the monks to study classic, cultivation or doctrinal areas. Building for the Tibetan towers, wooden soil structure, roof decorated gold-plated copper tiles, decorated with animal kiss temples corner cornices, with some of the Han-style temple architecture style. Sapporo warehouse first floor hall has 108 pillars, can accommodate about 1600 monks chanting meditation, surrounded and lined with the remains of Lama monks. Zhacang the rear of Tsongkhapa dedicated to thirty feet tall, Maitreya Buddha, Buddha Dalai Lama VII. Middle there is Lacan 8, respectively, Pantheon, and safeguarding Temple, Khenpo room, quiet room, board room ... ... and so on. Corridor wall carving beautiful, dazzling murals. Windows on three sides in the light, to the Han-style Gechuang, all of the windows are six-hollow carved wooden cuckoo made.

Zhacang Basilica

Sapporo is the top floor with storage hall Vihara Buddhist temple, dedicated to V Da Buddha Dalai Lama VII, as well as Bayesian scriptures, Thangka, handed instruments used, etc.. Songzanlinsi within the collection of a considerable number of ancient treasures, including the V Dalai Lama, Dalai Lama VII during the eight gold-Sakyamuni Buddha, Bayesian classics, colorful painting of Thangka golden juice, gold and various fine gold or silver gilt censer years lights ... ... and so on, in particular the two golden juice handwritten's "Tengyur."

Legend, Songzanlinsi and VII, the Dalai Lama Gyatso ─ ─ Gesang Jia's fate still has a long-standing. VI, the Dalai Lama passed away, the three major monasteries in Lhasa to pray for the reincarnation of identified (that is, the Dalai Lama later VII) were Mongolia and the Ministry of Zao Khoshut ─ ─ pull Tibet Khan threat, then Ling Tong has been monks escorted to the song praise temple refuge; soul boy of the time on the water source milk Bong, praying that this water into the milk of parenting beings, the river henceforth referred to as "breast River." Ling Tong then again to the Tar Monastery in Qinghai, and finally get the recognition and support of Emperor Kangxi, and sealed "macro Hokaku" titles. Because of this history, the Dalai Lama VII, the expansion of the later Songzanlinsi has been supportive.

Songzanlinsi the apex of the monks is "Zhacang", "Zhacang" monk under the organization known as "health store", is based on origin or source of monks, the monks will be divided into several groups dasi parish nature of the organization. Kang Lama presided over by the old warehouse, comprising a variety of clerical staff, relatively independent management of parish administration, religious, and economic affairs. Songzanlinsi are: single Kekang warehouse, warehouse Zhaya Kang, Tung-wang-kang warehouse, Long-pak khang warehouse, sheep Dokan warehouses, Yoshiji health stores, towns and health stores. The first six positions represent the Shangri-La Kang area villages form a parish organization. Kang storage refers to the towns and the Sichuan Provincial towns and Shangri-La, Hong Tak Wing counties monks warehouse.

Songzanlinsi Zhacang's basilica that was a collection of 100 "Kanjur", 10 "Tengyur." Tibetan Tripitaka is divided into teaching, said translation, on the translation of two, a transliteration Kanjur Tengyur. "Gan" means to teach, "Dan" means the theory of "Zhu Er" is that translation. "Kanjur" also known as being hidden, "Tengyur" is known as the Vice-Tibetan, miscellaneous Tibetan, continued Department of ... ... and so on, which is a unique classification of the Tibetan Buddhist scriptures; "Danzhuer" contains the contents of the theory of the division teaching language, comments, esoteric rituals, recording transmission, language, writing ... ... and other "Kanjur" does not include parts.

Zhacang hall in front of a large square, the general debate by the lamas their outdoor religious activities are held here. The most spectacular is the annual Lunar New Year November 29, "Grid Winter Festival" Law Society "Qiang Mu" (mask dance). "Qiang Mu" in the dance, from "to be Beast Dance" and "instruments used in Dance" hybrid formed. Performance without singing, the atmosphere and majestic, with a great deterrent, with the Han, "Nuo Opera" the spirit of the similarity.

Songzanlinsi of origin

In 1578, the Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism, the Dalai Lama III - Sonam Gyatso Lijiang Mu's toast should be invited to the Tibetan areas in Yunnan missionary from Diqing Tibet began to spread the Gelug Sect.

1674, to Shangri-La Kagyupa Temple - Temple, led by Caixa Diqing Kagyupa monastery in the Gelug Sect, as well as fire against the Mongol rulers of the war, but in the end Kagyupa power failure, Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs coalition forces closed Shangri-La, Deqin along most of the Kagyupa monastery, the monks of severance of these monasteries and confiscated all of the property will be used to build Songzanlinsi.

Monastery commenced in 1679, 1681 completion of the capital, V, Dalai Lama Ciming for "Karma Dansson praise forest." Said to be "Karma Dan" means transmission of the first master of the Yellow Sect founder Tsongkhapa built gandaingoin, or "Tusita days" means, "praise song" is the heaven of God 3 Jeseoksa, Meng Lee, and Lou residential recreational places: " forest "is" Temple "means. Karma Tsan Lin Dan-song known as "heaven three gods of the recreation land" means.

Qing Emperor Yongzheng years (A.D.
1724), Ci Ming, "owned by Temple." Since then, Songzanlinsi achieve high status, many believers to become the largest in Yunnan Tibetan Buddhism Holy Land.