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The summer residence of the 14th Dalai Lama is a pilgrimage site for Tibetans, who leave katas and other various offerings here. The building dates from 1956 and this was the exact spot where the Dalai Lama spent his last few hours meditating before fleeing to India.
Assembly Hall
You can see murals depicting a detailed history of Tibet, from the mythical beginning to the 14th Dalai Lama.
The Dalai Lama’s Study Chambers
In this room there is a beautiful tanka of Atisha
The Dalai Lama’s Bedroom
Here you can see the Dalai Lama’s art-deco bed and a 1956 Phillips radio which he received as a gift from India. Note the state-of-the-art plumbing in the adjacent bathroom.
Reception hall
The carved golden throne found in this room was used to carry the Dalai Lama when he went outside the Norbulinka on special occasions. The wall has beautiful murals, covering one entire wall, showing the 14th Dalai Lam with his mother, ministers, secretary, tutors, foreign dignitaries and relatives, The mural, which was painted in 1956 by artist Amdo Jampa, also shows several mythical figures. On the opposite wall are portraits of several other Dalai Lamas. Leave a Comment
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The highlight of any visit to the Jokhang, is seeing the Jowo Shakyamuni. No photos are allowed inside, so I’m afraid I can’t show you how magnificent it is. You’ll just have to do with some general photos of the Jokhang.
The centrepiece of the Jokhang is the 1.5m high gilded statue of Jowo Sakyamuni, the Buddha of the Present, born in 543BC in Nepal. This particular image features him at age 12, with long earlobes and a cranial bump which are special marks of the Buddha. The image was brought to Lhasa by Princess Wencheng although it was partially destroyed in 1717 by the Dzungars. The statue wears an elaborate headdress and is encrusted with jewels, and you will see many pilgrims around the statue, making offerings or just circumventing it. This is the most important shrine in Tibet and pilgrims will place their forehead on the left leg of the statue, before being moved on by a monk who will tap them lightly on the shoulder.
The image is seated on a three-tiered stone platform, flanked by smaller images of Maitreya and Manjughosa. An overhead canopy is supported by ornate silver-plated pillars with dragon motifs. Leave a Comment Directions: Inside the Jokhang Temple
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...but without defacing anything?
you can do this by writing your name on the t-shirts that are hung on the walls of snowlands restaurant. this is a good way of recording your visit to lhasa without resorting to any kind of vandalism. thus, the historical landmarks of lhasa stay intact while your visit is immortalized for posterity - or at least until they change t-shirts.
some of those t-shirts look really faded already so they've surely been there a long time. it's safe to assume they won't be taking any of them down anytime soon.
make sure you write your name and time of visit on a t-shirt (and on the part of the t-shirt) which you'll remember, just in case you're fortunate enough to come back one day - i know i did! Address: 4 mentsikhang lamPhone: 632-3687Directions: snowlands hotel is a famous hotel that's been around for a while. it's just a few meters north of the barkhor along mentsikhang lam road.
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A Kora is a pilgrimage circuit and the Lingkor is the circuit which follows the boundary of what was once the wall of the city. It is interesting to do this walk which is about 8km long because it makes it easier to conceptualise how the city was when it was in its traditional form. There is even a very small part of what I can only gather is the original wall left. Leave a Comment
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Barkhor square is a great place to hang out and watch people. It is also a fantastic place to pick up Tibetan souvenirs and religious items such as beads, flags, prayer wheels. The people here are diverse with a mix of locals, nomads, tourists and pilgrims. There are a couple of restaurants which have rooftops were you can view from above......just beware of the harsh sun rays! Leave a Comment Directions: In the centre of the Tibetan area of Lhasa
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The summer residence of the 7th Dalai Lama, dating from the 18th century and containing tankas depicting White Tara. On a viewing platform on the Eastern Wall the Dalai Lamas would sit and watch performances held in the opera grounds. These are still held during the Yogurt Festival in August/September. The central feature of this complex is the Reception Hall which is lovely and bright, thanks to sunlight being admitted through a skylight. Here you can find the Dalai Lama’s throne. There are life size images of Buddha and many tankas, private apartments an murals Leave a Comment
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Built in 1922, this was the summer residence of the 13th Dalai Lama. In the courtyard you will find a display of vehicles, ranging from palanquins (sedan chair) to landaus (horse drawn carriage), bicycles and several cars. Until the 1950s, the wheel was rarely used in Tibet, and motorised transport was banned by the monasteries. The cars, gifted to the Dalai Lama by the British, would have been carried in from India, over the Himalayas in pieces by yaks, and reassembled in Lhasa. These were the only cars in Tibet at that time (one carried the number-plate Tibet1) and were only used for very special occasions. Of course, there were few roads at the time, and fuel had to be carried in from India. One of the cars was later converted to power a generator for the 14th Dalai Lama’s cinema. Leave a Comment
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The Barkhor is the most famous pilgrimroute of Tibet. It is a route through streets around the Jokhang, in the center of the old tibetan part of Lhasa.
Along the Barkhor there are numerous stall selling everything you could possibly want as a pilgrim or a tourist. They have the prayersflags, the butterlamps, the prayerwheels, and all other kind of buddhist items. But there is also the more normal stuff like false (golden) teeth ...
The Barkhor is the place to watch the pilgrims doing there thing. They walk around with a prayerwheel in their hand, entering every little chapel, turning every prayerwheel they see placed in the walls, mumbling the all purpose prayer: Om Mani Padme Hum.
The route is about 800 meters long and you have to walk clockwise. Leave a Comment
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This pilgrimage circuit is ca 800m long, a quadrangle of streets that surround the Jokhang and some other old buildings around the area. This is both the spiritual heart of the old city and the commercial district for Tibetans, with colourful markets and narrow lanes, where time appears to have stood still for centuries. Leave a Comment
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Not far from Lhasa is the Drepung monastery. It is tucked away in the mountains.
You can get there by bus (2 Yuan) and a tractor will take you up the hill for 1 Yuan. Or take a bike to ride the 8 kilometers to the monastery. And ofcourse you can take a taxi.
Drepung Monastery is the largest and richest monastery in Tibet. It was founded in 1416 by a disciple of Tsong Khapa and later enlarged by the Fifth Dalai Lama. The monastery covers an area of over 200 thousand square meters. At its peak there were over 10,000 thousand monks here.
It was the regular residence of the Dalai Lamas before the reconstruction of Potala palace. Leave a Comment
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