Thursday 10 May 2007

Baiju Monastery

Built in 1414 and located at the west side of Change mountain, Gyantse county, it is equally and separately dwelt by three religious sects: Sakya, Gedan and Gelu.

The main construction is Chuoqing hall; the Baiju Pagoda beside the monastery is marvelous. The pagoda is 32.5 meters high, with 9 floors, 108 doors and 77 Buddha rooms, the statues and sculptures in the pagoda are exquisite, succinct and life like, there’re 100,000 Buddha statues totally, so it’s called “Ten Myriad Pagoda”. The monastery is well regarded an art museum.

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