The ancient greasy wooden floor of Trandruk Monastery, Yarlung Valley, Tibet, January 2011 (Photo: Erik Törner, IMs bildarkiv)
Erik Törner is a Tibet analyst from IM who last visited Tibet in January 2011.
Tradruk or Trandruk Temple, also written Changzhug Monastery in the Yarlung Valley is the earliest great geomantic temple after the Jokhang - and some sources say it is even pre-dates the Jokhang.
It was founded by the great Tibetan king Songtsen Gampo, and was part of a series of demonsubduing temples. Trandruk pinned down the left shoulder of the demon.
King Trisong Detsen made it one of three Royal Temples.
The monastery was badly destroyed during the Cultural Revolution.
I visited Trandtruk and Tibet in January 2011.
It was a cold time, hardly no tourists visit Tibet in winter time. On the other hand, as it is too cold to work for both farmers and nomads, they traditionally have a month of and go on pilgrimage. Thereby, all sights where filled with Tibetans, mostly from the countryside.
Dressed up for the occasion, and very curious to meet Westerners, they made it worth sleeping without heat or electricity in below zero temperatures.
Photo and copyright: Erik Törner, IM Individuell Människohjälp www.manniskohjalp.se
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The ancient greasy wooden floor of Trandruk Monastery, Yarlung Valley, Tibet, January 2011 (Photo: Erik Törner, IMs bildarkiv)
Erik Törner is a Tibet analyst from IM who last visited Tibet in January 2011.
Tradruk or Trandruk Temple, also written Changzhug Monastery in the Yarlung Valley is the earliest great geomantic temple after the Jokhang - and some sources say it is even pre-dates the Jokhang.
It was founded by the great Tibetan king Songtsen Gampo, and was part of a series of demonsubduing temples. Trandruk pinned down the left shoulder of the demon.
King Trisong Detsen made it one of three Royal Temples.
The monastery was badly destroyed during the Cultural Revolution.
I visited Trandtruk and Tibet in January 2011.
It was a cold time, hardly no tourists visit Tibet in winter time. On the other hand, as it is too cold to work for both farmers and nomads, they traditionally have a month of and go on pilgrimage. Thereby, all sights where filled with Tibetans, mostly from the countryside.
Dressed up for the occasion, and very curious to meet Westerners, they made it worth sleeping without heat or electricity in below zero temperatures.
Photo and copyright: Erik Törner, IM Individuell Människohjälp www.manniskohjalp.se
Contact IMs Erik Törner for permissions. Email erik.torner(at)manniskohjalp.se
IMs Photo Archive (IMs Bildarkiv) can always be found at www.flickr.com/IMsbildarkiv