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a Monastery under blues 湛藍的宗教
Hasselblad 503CX with Carl Zeiss Planar 80mm F2.8 T* Film: Fujifilm Provia 100f RDP (resolution compressed)
Location: Jokhang Monastery, Lhasa, Tibet
Jokhang Monastery, constructed by King Songtsän Gampprobably in 642, was originally called the Rasa Tulnang Tsuklakang or The House of Mysteries, The Magical Emanation at Rasa [the early name for Lhasa]. Both Bhrituti and Wencheng, the Nepalese and Chinese wives of Songsten Gampo are said to have brought important Buddhist statues and images to Tibet as part of their dowries, and they were housed here.
With its irreplacable religious position, similar to other cultural heritage in China, it failed to be an exception from the ridiculous attacks and destruction during the Cultural Revolution in 1970s where most of the precious Buddha statues, Buddhism articles and treasures are forever lost. During those chaotic years, Jokhang became a slaughterhouse for pigs and toilet where local people were not allowed to enter and pray. In fact, Many of the existing statues being prayed in the temple were recreated in around 1980s and 1990s – often including broken pieces of the original statues.
Now Jokhang Monastery is probably the most popular tourist attraction in Lhasa. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace," and a spiritual centre of Lhasa and has remained as a key center of Buddhist pilgrimage for centuries.
大昭寺始建於七世紀吐蕃王朝的鼎盛時期，建造的目的據傳說是為了供奉一尊明久多吉佛像，即釋迦牟尼八歲等身像，據傳是當時的吐蕃王松贊干布迎娶的尼泊爾尺尊公主從家鄉帶去的。據說當地原為一座湖泊，但在松贊干布的努力之下，將它填平建為寺院。
現在大昭寺內供奉的是文成公主帶去的釋迦牟尼十二歲等身像，而八歲等身像於八世紀被轉供奉在小昭寺，後毀於文化大革命。
大昭寺在文化大革命期間成為「破四舊」的目標。1966年，紅衛兵攻擊大昭寺，摧毀了許多佛像，而很多經典、珠寶亦從此來歷不明。大昭寺的泥製大佛之中安放著的尺尊公主帶至西藏的木製釋迦牟尼佛像，後來輾轉流傳到印度達蘭薩拉，由十四世達賴收藏。大昭寺成為豬的屠宰場及公廁，西藏人被禁止進入膜拜，直至1972年，開始重建大昭寺，1980年完成重建工程。然那段破壞歷史，已成為很多藏人、佛教徒永久的痛。
大昭寺是西藏現存最輝煌的吐蕃時期的建築，也是西藏現存最古老的土木結構建築，開創了藏式平川式的寺廟布局規式。大昭寺融合了藏、唐、尼泊爾、印度的建築風格，成為藏式宗教建築的千古典範。寺院內的佛殿主要有釋迦牟尼殿、宗喀巴大師殿、松贊干布殿、班旦拉姆殿（格魯派的護法神）、神羊熱姆傑姆殿、藏王殿等等。寺內各種木雕、壁畫精美絕倫，空氣中瀰漫著酥油香氣，藏民們神情虔誠地參拜轉經。
a Monastery under blues 湛藍的宗教
Hasselblad 503CX with Carl Zeiss Planar 80mm F2.8 T* Film: Fujifilm Provia 100f RDP (resolution compressed)
Location: Jokhang Monastery, Lhasa, Tibet
Jokhang Monastery, constructed by King Songtsän Gampprobably in 642, was originally called the Rasa Tulnang Tsuklakang or The House of Mysteries, The Magical Emanation at Rasa [the early name for Lhasa]. Both Bhrituti and Wencheng, the Nepalese and Chinese wives of Songsten Gampo are said to have brought important Buddhist statues and images to Tibet as part of their dowries, and they were housed here.
With its irreplacable religious position, similar to other cultural heritage in China, it failed to be an exception from the ridiculous attacks and destruction during the Cultural Revolution in 1970s where most of the precious Buddha statues, Buddhism articles and treasures are forever lost. During those chaotic years, Jokhang became a slaughterhouse for pigs and toilet where local people were not allowed to enter and pray. In fact, Many of the existing statues being prayed in the temple were recreated in around 1980s and 1990s – often including broken pieces of the original statues.
Now Jokhang Monastery is probably the most popular tourist attraction in Lhasa. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace," and a spiritual centre of Lhasa and has remained as a key center of Buddhist pilgrimage for centuries.
大昭寺始建於七世紀吐蕃王朝的鼎盛時期，建造的目的據傳說是為了供奉一尊明久多吉佛像，即釋迦牟尼八歲等身像，據傳是當時的吐蕃王松贊干布迎娶的尼泊爾尺尊公主從家鄉帶去的。據說當地原為一座湖泊，但在松贊干布的努力之下，將它填平建為寺院。
現在大昭寺內供奉的是文成公主帶去的釋迦牟尼十二歲等身像，而八歲等身像於八世紀被轉供奉在小昭寺，後毀於文化大革命。
大昭寺在文化大革命期間成為「破四舊」的目標。1966年，紅衛兵攻擊大昭寺，摧毀了許多佛像，而很多經典、珠寶亦從此來歷不明。大昭寺的泥製大佛之中安放著的尺尊公主帶至西藏的木製釋迦牟尼佛像，後來輾轉流傳到印度達蘭薩拉，由十四世達賴收藏。大昭寺成為豬的屠宰場及公廁，西藏人被禁止進入膜拜，直至1972年，開始重建大昭寺，1980年完成重建工程。然那段破壞歷史，已成為很多藏人、佛教徒永久的痛。
大昭寺是西藏現存最輝煌的吐蕃時期的建築，也是西藏現存最古老的土木結構建築，開創了藏式平川式的寺廟布局規式。大昭寺融合了藏、唐、尼泊爾、印度的建築風格，成為藏式宗教建築的千古典範。寺院內的佛殿主要有釋迦牟尼殿、宗喀巴大師殿、松贊干布殿、班旦拉姆殿（格魯派的護法神）、神羊熱姆傑姆殿、藏王殿等等。寺內各種木雕、壁畫精美絕倫，空氣中瀰漫著酥油香氣，藏民們神情虔誠地參拜轉經。