| 摘要 | Chapters: Tawang Monastery, Jetavana, Sani Monastery, Kanheri Caves, Pandavleni Caves, Kardang Monastery, Dzongkhul Monastery, Chudamani Vihara, Shey, Ghum Monastery, Odantapuri, Rangdum Monastery, Padmasambhava Mahavihara Monastery, Mag-Dhog Yolmowa Monastery, Bhutia Busty Monastery, Likir, Kukkutarama, Zang Dhok Palri Phodang, Tharpa Choling Monastery. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 76. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Tawang Monastery - Located at an elevation of about 3,300 metres (10,000 feet) in the district capital, Tawang Town. It has a capacity of about 700 monks and presently is home to more than 450 lamas. It is said to be one of the biggest Buddhist monasteries in the world outside of Lhasa, Tibet. It also houses the three-storied Parkhang library: a collection of 400-year-old Kangyur scriptures in addition to many other invaluable manuscripts. Other large collections include the Sutras, Tangym, Sungbhum, old books and other manuscripts, both handwritten and printed, many of them in gold. Dances and ceremonial celebrations are held in the courtyard, the most important of which is held on the night of Buddha Poornima. 8 metre statue of Shakyamuni Buddha in Tawang Gompa Sacred books in Tawang Monastery.It also houses a small printing press. The most fascinating part is the Dukhang or Assembly Hall - a three-storied building housing the temple and the 8.3 m (27 ft) high Golden Buddha. To the left of the altar on the northern wall is a silver casket wrapped in silk containing the Thankas of Goddess Dri Devi (Palden Lhamo) the principal deity of the monastery. It was given to Merak Lama by the 5th Dalai Lama and has come to be known as the Ja-Droi-Ma, which means it has the warmth of a bird, symbolizing that the Thanka is of a living type. There is also a Center for Bud...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=23558015 |
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