Brief introduction of murals: murals, the art on the wall, that is, the paintings that people paint directly on the wall. As an accessory part of architecture, its decorative and beautifying function makes it an important aspect of environmental art, and mural painting is one of the earliest painting forms in human history.
Brief introduction of pile embroidery: pile embroidery is a unique temple culture and art. In a broad sense, pile embroidery belongs to Thangka. Thangka includes scroll thangka, embroidered thangka, jacquard thangka, applique thangka and gem thangka. Among them, pile embroidery is one of the three unique skills of Ta 'er Temple.
Introduction of butter sculpture: butter sculpture is a special sculpture art made of ghee.
Introduction to Ta 'er Temple: Ta 'er Temple is located in Lianhua Mountain in the southwest corner of Roucha Town, Huangzhong County, Xining City, Qinghai Province. It is the birthplace of Master Zong Kaba, the founder of Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism in China. It is one of the six monasteries of the Yellow Sect in Tibetan areas, and it is also the leading scenic spot in Qinghai Province and the national key cultural relics protection unit. It is 26 kilometers away from Xining, the provincial capital. Ta 'er Temple, formerly known as Ta 'er Temple, is the largest temple of Tibetan Buddhism in Qinghai Province. It was named after the Great Silver Pagoda of Dajinwa Temple in memory of Zong Kaba.
Brief introduction and detailed information of the top ten famous temples-Baima Temple
Located in the eastern suburb of Luoyang, Henan Province, Baima Temple is known as "the first ancient temple in China". Baima Temple is the first temple built by the government after Buddhism was introduced into China. The construction of the White Horse Temple is closely related to the famous "Yongping Seeking Dharma" in the history of Buddhism in China. The main buildings of Baima Temple include Tianwang Temple, Giant Buddha Hall, Daxiong Hall, Jieyin Temple, Pilu Pavilion and Yun Qi Tower.
Lingyin Temple
Also known as Yunlin Temple, it was built in the first year of Xianhe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD 326). Huili, an Indian monk, came to Hangzhou and saw the strange peaks here. He thought that there was "a fairy spirit" here, so he built a temple here and named it Lingyin. During Kangxi's southern tour in Qing Dynasty, Lingyin Temple was named Yunlin Temple. In its heyday, Lingyin Temple had nine floors, eighteen pavilions and seventy-two halls, with more than 3,000 monks. On the central axis of Lingyin Temple, there are Heavenly King Hall, Ursa Major Hall and Pharmacist Hall in turn.
Shaolin Temple
Shaolin Temple is located in the northwest of Dengfeng County, Henan Province (Zhengzhou City)12km at the foot of Wuru Peak in Shaoshi Mountain. Because the temple is located in the dense jungle, it is named. It was founded in the Taihe period of the Northern Wei Dynasty (495). Shaolin Temple has preserved more than 300 stone tablets since the Tang Dynasty. One of them, The Imperial Book Monument of Emperor Taizong, records the historical record of thirteen monks in Shaolin Temple bravely saving Li Shimin, the king of Tang Dynasty. The inscription was written by Emperor Taizong himself.
Hanshan Temple
Hanshan Temple was founded in 502 AD in Tian Liang Prison. Two hundred years later, in the Tang Dynasty, it was said that Hanshan, a monk of the Tang Dynasty, once lived in the temple, so it was renamed Hanshan Temple. Hanshan Temple is famous for the poem a night-mooring near maple bridge written by Zhang Ji, a poet in the Tang Dynasty. The main scenic spots of Hanshan Temple are Daxiong Hall, Tibetan Scripture Building, Bell Tower, inscription "a night-mooring near maple bridge" and the first floor of Fengjiang.
longxing temple
Longxing temple was founded in the sixth year of Emperor Kai of Sui Dynasty (586), formerly known as "Longzang Temple". At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, Mao Zhao Kuangyin ordered the bronze Buddha to be cast in the Longzang Temple, and the Great Compassion Pavilion was built. So a number of Song Dynasty buildings with the Great Compassion Pavilion as the main body were repaired and added twice during the reign of Qing Kang Gan, and the temple reached its peak. In the forty-eighth year of Kangxi (1709), Longzang Temple was changed to longxing temple, commonly known as the Great Buddha Temple.
Jing Qing Temple
Jing Qing Temple is also called Aisuhazi Temple. Founded in 1009 (400th month in the second year of Northern Song Dynasty), the founders and rebuilders are both Arab Muslims. Jing Qing Temple is the oldest existing mosque with Arab Islamic architectural style in China, which was built in the form of West Asia. Jing Qing Temple covers an area of 265,438+000 square meters, mainly built in the gatehouse, with a height of 20 meters and a width of 45 meters. It is made of pyrophyllite and white granite and has three domed arches.
Jokhang Temple.
Formerly known as "Yashe", it was built in the heyday of the Tubo Dynasty in the 7th century. The temple is dedicated to the 12-year-old statue of Sakyamuni brought by Princess Wencheng from Chang 'an, Datang. Later, the temple was renamed "Jokhang Temple". Zhao is interpreted as "Buddha" in Tibetan, "Jokhang Temple" refers to the Buddha of Sakyamuni, and "Jokhang Temple" refers to the Buddhist temple of Sakyamuni.
There are only three Buddha statues in the world. Sakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism, opposed idolatry when he was alive, and did not build a temple for idols. On his deathbed, Sakyamuni only agreed to make three statues of different ages for himself and paint the statues himself. Among the three Buddha statues, the twelve-year-old gilded bronze statue of Sakyamuni, the prince, is the most exquisite and noble. The Buddha statue later flowed into China from ancient India, and was brought to Tibet by Princess Wencheng in the Tang Dynasty. Originally used in Jokhang Temple. The 8-year-old gilded bronze statue of Sakyamuni, provided by Jokhang Temple, was originally provided by Jokhang Temple and is one of the three precious Buddha statues.
Temple of the Recumbent Buddha
The reclining Buddha Temple is the "Shifang Pujue Temple". Located at the southern foot of ShouNiu Shan in the northern foot of Xishan Mountain, east of Xiangshan Mountain, 30 kilometers away from the urban area. Lying Buddha Temple was founded in Zhenguan period of Tang Dynasty (627-649), formerly known as Doulv Temple, also known as Shou 'an Temple. It was renamed Pujue Temple after being rebuilt in the 12th year of Yongzheng in Qing Dynasty. Because there was a reclining Buddha carved out of sandalwood in the temple in the Tang Dynasty. Later, in the Yuan Dynasty, a huge bronze statue of Sakyamuni nirvana was cast in the temple. Therefore, most people call this temple "the reclining Buddha Temple".
Kumbum Monastery
Ta 'er Temple is also called Ta 'er Temple. Named after the Great Silver Pagoda built in Dajinwa Temple in memory of Zong Kaba, the founder of Yellow Sect. Ta 'er Temple was called "Foshan" in ancient times and "Gunben Bahrain" in Tibetan, which means "Maitreya Temple with 100,000 lions roaring at the Buddha statue". Located in the southwest corner of Rouchade Town, Huangzhong County, Lianhua Mountain is the birthplace of Zong Kaba, the founder of Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism in China, and one of the six monasteries of Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism in China. Ta 'er Temple is also the first scenic spot in Qinghai Province and the national key cultural relics protection unit. Ta 'er Temple was founded in the thirty-ninth year of Jiajing in Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1560), with a history of more than 400 years. Ta 'er Temple is a magnificent architectural complex composed of many temples, shrines, pagodas and monasteries, which combines Chinese and Tibetan arts and covers an area of about 600 mu.
Jinshan Temple
Jinshan Temple was originally named Zexin Temple, also known as Longyou Temple, and was named "Jiangtian Temple" by Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, which has been in use ever since. Although the name is changeable, it has been called Jinshan Temple since the Tang Dynasty. The story of "The Legend of the White Snake" and the idiom "The water overflows the golden hill" can be said to be household names, but where is the golden hill? But it may not be known to the world. Temple is located in the northwest of Zhenjiang, in such a beautiful and comfortable atmosphere, with an altitude of 43.7 meters. Jinshan Temple was founded in the Eastern Jin Dynasty with a history of 1600 years. In the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Hu described it as "seeing in the shadows, bells ringing on both sides"; Shen Kuo in the Northern Song Dynasty praised: "The two sides of the tower are connected by water, and the sky reflects the mirror of the south and the north." It was not until the early years of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty (A.D.1861-KLOC-0/874) that this "Millennium Hall of the Heart of the River" began to connect with the land on the south bank, and the waterscape became a land scenic spot. Because Jinshan is located near the Yangtze River, the architectural style of the scenic spot is unique. The main hall, pavilions and pavilions are all built on the mountain, and the Cishou Tower rises abruptly from the top of the Jinshan Mountain. There are many temples, and the towers win glory. You can see Jinshan from the middle of the river, but you can't see the mountains in the temple. Therefore, it is famous at home and abroad for its style of "Jinshan Temple is surrounded by mountains, but you can't see the mountains when you see the temple".
Statement 2 Baima Temple in Henan Province
Baima Temple, there are several temples in China with this name, among which Baima Temple in Henan is the most famous. Baima Temple, located at 12km east of Luoyang Old Town, Henan Province, was founded in the 11th year of Yongping in the Eastern Han Dynasty (68 years). It is the first temple built after Buddhism was introduced into China, and it is called "the ancestral temple" and "the birthplace of Buddhism in China". A large number of dry lacquer statues of the Yuan Dynasty are preserved in the temple, such as Buddha III, Admiral of the Second Heaven and Eighteen Arhats, which are very precious. In addition, there are white horse temples in Anhui, Qinghai, Jiangxi and Shanxi.
Shaolin temple in Henan
Shaolin Temple, located in Songshan Mountain, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province, China, is the birthplace of Shaolin Wushu and the ancestral home of Zen Buddhism. Because it is located in the dense jungle under Shaoshi Mountain in Songshan Mountain, it is named Shaolin Temple. During the Tang Dynasty, Shaolin Temple was called Zen and Wushu. During the Republic of China, it was almost burned by warlord Shi Yousan. The current abbot of Shaolin Temple is Shi Yongxin. In addition to Songshan Shaolin Temple in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, it has been proved in history that there is also a Shaolin Temple in Fujian, which is called "South Shaolin Temple". There are three theories about the location of South Shaolin Temple: Putian Shaolin Temple, Quanzhou South Shaolin Temple and Fuqing Shaolin Temple. Another 1976 version of the film; In particular, the film Shaolin Temple 1982 starring Jet Li is well-known at home and abroad.
Lingyin Temple in Zhejiang Province
Lingyin Temple in Zhejiang was built in the first year of Xianhe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD 326). With a history of more than 1600 years, it is the earliest famous temple in Hangzhou. At that time, Huili, an Indian monk, came to Hangzhou and saw the Qifeng here. He thought it was a "hidden spirit", so he built a temple here and named it Lingyin. Lingyin Temple is a famous Buddhist temple in China, also known as Yunlin Temple. It is located in the northwest of the West Lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, and is generally considered to belong to the West Lake Scenic Area. It is also one of the famous ancient temples in Jiangnan.
Zhejiang guohou island
Congress Temple is the birthplace of Tiantai Sect, the first Buddhist Sect in China. Congress Temple was founded in the 18th year of Emperor Kai of Sui Dynasty (598). It was originally named Tiantai Temple, and later renamed National Assembly Temple. The Imperial Palace is located 3 kilometers north of Tiantai, Zhejiang. It is also called "Four Wonders of the World" with Lingyan Temple in Jinan, qixia temple in Zhenjiang and yuquan temple in Jiangling. It is the birthplace of Tiantai Sect of Buddhism and the ancestral home of Tiantai Sect of Japan.
Daming temple, Jiangsu
In the northern suburb of Yangzhou, the ancient city of daming temple, Jiangsu Province, Shugang winds like Wolong. Daming temple, a world-famous thousand-year-old temple, stands at the top of Shugang. Daming temple and its affiliated buildings, as national cultural treasures with rich historical and cultural connotations, are famous for integrating Buddhist temples, cultural relics and garden landscapes. Daming temple was named after it was founded in Xiaowu period (457-464) in Liu Song in the Southern Dynasties. /kloc-For 0/500 years, the names of temples have been constantly changing, such as "Qiling Temple" and "West Temple" in the Sui Dynasty and "Equity" in the late Tang Dynasty. In the Qing Dynasty, it was once called "Qiling Temple" because of the taboo of the word "Daming". After thirty years of Qianlong, the emperor personally wrote a book, The Hall of Fajing. 1980, daming temple resumed its original name.
Qixia temple, Jiangsu
Qixia temple, Jiangsu Province, located on Qixia Mountain, 22km northeast of Nanjing, was designated as a key Buddhist temple in the Han area of China by the State Council in 1983. Qixia temple was founded in 489, the seventh year of Southern Qi Yongming. Liang Heshang Lang is known as the ancestor of the three schools of thought in Jiangnan.
Qixia temple in Sheshan is an ancient temple in the Southern Dynasties, named Sheshan because of its rich medicinal materials. At the beginning of Qi Dynasty, Zen master Shao lived here in seclusion and practiced Zen. After studying in Huanglong, I talked about the book "Infinite Life Sutra" in the mountain room, which won the admiration of monk Shao because the house was dedicated to the temple. It is also the seventh year of Qi Yongming. Later, Master Shang Lang came from Liaodong, where he was called the ancestor of the Three Theories of Da Hong. The monk's explanation was followed by Farang's teacher, and their study benefited a lot. First, monk Shao failed to make a statue on this mountain, and his son followed his ambition. Together with the Zen master, he built the Infinite Life Buddha and the Two Bodhisattvas on the stone wall of Xifeng, both of which were more than three feet high. At the same time of the Liang Dynasty, the kings of Qi and other kings were also stingy to build large and small Buddha statues in Qianfo Rock. In the first year of Renshou, Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty built a stupa in eighty-three states, with Jiangzhou qixia temple as the head. There are many temples in the Tang Dynasty, and they are called the Four Wonders of the World together with the National Assembly Temple in Taizhou, yuquan temple in Jingzhou and Lingyan Temple in Jeju.
Tuolinji, Jiangxi
Jiangxi Tuolin Temple is located at the west foot of Lushan Mountain in Jiujiang City, about16km north of Jiujiang City and 50km east of Guling Street in Lushan Mountain. It is named because it is located in the east of Xilin toe. Tuolin Temple, built in the 9th year of Dayuan in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (384), is one of the temples with a long history on Lushan Mountain. Tolin Temple is the birthplace of Pure Land Sect of Buddhism (also known as Lotus Sect), which has a great influence on Buddhists in some countries. One of the three international exchange Dojo in Jiangxi Province, the other two are the prestigious Yunjushan Dojo and Sanhe Hall.
Shaanxi famen temple
Shaanxi Famen Temple is located in Famen Town, ten kilometers north of Fufeng County. Founded in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, it rose in the Northern Wei Dynasty, flourished in the Sui Dynasty and flourished in the Tang Dynasty. Known as the "Royal Monastery", it has become a Buddhist shrine that the whole country looks forward to because of the phalanx of Sakyamuni Buddha.
Fujian Nanputuo Temple
Nanputuo Temple in Fujian is under the Five Old Peaks in the south of Xiamen Island. Founded in the Tang Dynasty, it is one of the Buddhist resorts in southern Fujian. The Temple's Heavenly King Hall, Daxiong Hall and Great Compassion Hall are beautifully built and magnificent. Each hall is dedicated to Maitreya Buddha, III Buddha, Avalokitesvara with a Thousand Hands, Four Heavenly Kings and Eighteen Arhats. Buddhist cultural relics in the sutra depository are rich and colorful, including classics, Buddha statues, bronze bells in the Song Dynasty, ancient books and so on. The blood book Lotus Sutra and the famous white porcelain Guanyin in He Chaozong are the most valuable. There are many inscriptions around the temple. Famous stone inscriptions by Changdi and Shen Yourong in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Qianlong Imperial Monument. The cliff behind the temple is engraved with the word "Buddha", which is 10 foot high and 10 foot wide. Five peaks stand behind the temple, with pines and bamboos and strange rocks and valleys. It is called "Five Old Lingxiao" and is one of the eight major landscapes in Xiamen.
Introduction to Ta 'er Temple, also known as Ta 'er Temple, was founded in the 12th year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty. Ta 'er Temple is named after the Great Silver Pagoda built by Dajinwa Temple to commemorate Zong Kaba, the founder of Yellow Sect. Tibetan is called "Bahrain, the sage of this country", which means "Maitreya Buddha Temple with 100,000 lions roaring at the Buddha statue". Ta 'er Temple is located in lushaer town, Huangzhong County, 25 kilometers southwest of Xining City, Qinghai Province.
Xining, a famous tourist attraction in Xining City, Qinghai Province, is the capital of Qinghai Province. Xiping county and Qingtang City were called in ancient times, which means "peace in the west". It is the largest city in Qinghai Province and the largest city in the whole Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Let's take a look at the famous tourist attractions in Xining, Qinghai.
Introduction to Ta 'er Temple:
Ta 'er Temple is also called Ta 'er Temple. It was named after the Great Silver Pagoda built in Dajinwa Temple in memory of Zong Kaba, the founder of Yellow Sect. In ancient times, it was called "Buddha Temple", and in Tibetan, it was called "gun born Bahrain", which means "Jimmy Temple where 100,000 lions roared at the Buddha statue" is located in the Lianhua Mountain in the southwest corner of Rouchade Town, Huangzhong County. It is the birthplace of Zong Kaba, the founder of Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism in China, one of the six monasteries of Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism in China, the first scenic spot in Qinghai Province and the national key cultural relics protection unit. The temple was founded in the thirty-ninth year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1560) and has a history of more than 400 years. The whole temple is a magnificent building complex, which is composed of many temples, halls, pagodas and monasteries, and integrates Chinese and Tibetan arts. Covering an area of about 600 mu, it is the activity center of Tibetan Buddhism in the northwest of China, and it is also famous in the whole country and Southeast Asia.
Brief introduction of Tujia Garden:
Huzhu Tu Autonomous County is located in the northeast of Qinghai Province, at the junction of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and Loess Plateau. Its unique geographical location forms a unique natural landscape here. In addition, it is the only autonomous county of the Tu nationality in China, where the Tu nationality thrives and forms a unique cultural landscape. These unique natural and cultural landscapes have attracted many Chinese and foreign tourists to visit. 200 1, Huzhu Tujia Home Park was rated as AAAA-level tourist area by National Tourism Administration.
Tu people believe in Lamaism, can sing and dance well, and their costumes are full of national characteristics. Every year, on the fifth day of May, the sixth day of June and the ninth day of September in the lunar calendar, a "flower party" is held in Huzhu tourist area. Tu nationality has formed its own unique culture in the long historical process. The sleeves of Tu women are composed of five colors: red, yellow, black, green and white, just like the rainbow in the sky. Therefore, it is called "the hometown of rainbows".
Introduction to Bird Island in Qinghai Lake:
In the northwest corner of Qinghai Lake, not far from the Buha River Delta, there are two islands of different sizes and shapes, one east and one west, opposite to each other, standing by the lake. Seen from a distance, these two islands are like a pair of twin sisters living together, standing opposite each other by the lake and looking into the distance. These two beautiful islands are the world-famous Bird Island. Bird Island is named after hundreds of thousands of migratory birds inhabiting the island. Their real names are Haixi Mountain, Xiaoxi Mountain and Egg Island. The big island in the east is called Haixipi. Haixi Mountain is shaped like a hump, with an area of only 0. 1 1 km2. Now it has expanded with the decline of the lake, and the top of the island is 7.6 meters higher than the lake. There are many birds on the island, about 80 thousand to 90 thousand. This is the hereditary territory of spotted geese, fish gulls and brown-necked gulls. Every spring, the spotted goose, the fish gull and the brown-necked gull will come here together, occupy their own position on the island, and build nests. The whole island is full of nests.
Brief introduction of Beichan Temple:
Located between the steep cliffs of Tulou Mountain north of Huangshui in Xining, it was called Tulou Mountain Temple, Yongxing Temple Temple and Beichan Temple in history, and now it is also called Tulou Temple. Founded in the Northern Wei Dynasty, it has a history of 1500 years. "Notes on Water Classics" says: "There are earth buildings on the ground and mountains in the north. This mountain peak is 300 feet high. If the building is chiseled, there is a shrine under it, so the wall is carved. " Beishan Temple is mostly built in caves, and murals of the Northern Wei Dynasty are stored in cliff caves. There are also two King Kong Buddhas with a height of 10 meter, which were cut out by the cliff type of the mountain. Because of the rain, only one statue is still vaguely debatable. The existing Beishan Temple was rebuilt in the Ming Dynasty. There is Ningshou Pagoda at the top of the mountain, and there are "nine holes and eighteen holes" on the cliff, which are connected by the trestle gallery. It is a rare temple building in Qinghai. Tulou Mountain is magnificent, and Beishan Temple is embedded with dangerous rocks, which is ingenious and exquisite. The trees on the mountain are green, and the Huangshui River circulates below. Climbing high and overlooking, Xining has a panoramic view, which is far from Fenghuang Ning on the opposite Nanshan.
Brief introduction of Xining Botanical Garden:
Located in Xishan Bay, Xining, it is a natural park. It was originally just a nursery in Xishan Forest Farm. 1980 was expanded into Xining botanical garden, covering an area of 1000 mu. It is mainly a platform, which is divided into two tourist areas: Mountain and Foot. The mountain is a forest area with tree species 1000 mu, and the main tree species are spruce and Pinus tabulaeformis. Tall fir trees, like green towers, stand tall Dense pine forests cover the sky. There are nine gardens at the foot of the mountain, including bonsai garden, lilac garden, rose garden, pine and cypress garden, lilac garden and rock garden, among which bonsai garden is the most attractive to tourists. There are hundreds of bonsai in the bonsai garden, belonging to 54 families 1 10 genus 4 15 species. Its unique modeling and architectural style have the charm of Suzhou gardens and are known as "non-famous gardens, non-Jiangnan competitions". Many foreign tourists come here.
Introduction to nanshan park:
Located in Nanshan, Xining City, with beautiful scenery, it is a good place for leisure and sightseeing. Nanshan in Xining is also called Phoenix Mountain. There is a pavilion on the mountain called Fengge. There is a banner on the pavilion that says "Hehuang attracts phoenix". According to legend, when the south is cool, a phoenix flies over, hence the name Phoenix Terrace. This is the same as the saying that "the dragon is now in Changning and the unicorn is strong in Suiyuan", but the resulting "Fengtai Liu Yun", one of the eight ancient scenic spots in Xining, has become a great scenic spot in Xining. Nanshan, a building complex centered on Guandi Temple, was built in the eighth year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty (A.D. 14 10), which is a well-preserved Ming-style building in Xining. Although the legendary Peacock House has long since disappeared, the poem "Clouds on the Phoenix Mountain" is still widely read: "Phoenix visits and stays alone. The flute doesn't blow, and the slender crescent moon hangs on the hill. " Nanshan is a good place to visit. "New Records of Xining Mansion" contains: "There are temples and pavilions on the Phoenix Mountain, which can be overlooked, with holes in the west and great rivers under it." In the past, every May 13 and June 6, tourists were busy. When you climb to the top of the mountain, you can see mountains, mountains and mountains. The phoenix pavilion is majestic, with pillars on the back of the pavilion. Looking back around the column, Xining has a panoramic view. There are many works by calligrapher Mo Bao in the museum, one of which is "Phoenix will come again, see the renovation of the ancient city, see the scenery of 10,000 people, and close your eyes; When Huangshui goes east, it feels vicissitudes and feels the achievements of a thousand years. " Now all the scenic spots on the mountain are newly built after liberation. Symmetrical with Fengge is Xining TV Tower, which is a circular building. A pavilion echoes a tower from a distance.
Introduction to the Great Buddha Temple:
Located in Xining West Street. In the history of Tibetan Buddhism, it is called "Three Mosses". Rao Sai, Yao Geji, the horse? Sakyamuni moved from Tibet to Qinghai and once built a temple in the corner of Jiaochang Street in Xining. Santai died in Qinghai, and the food court died in Xining. Later, religious believers expanded the temple on a large scale. There are three huge statues of Tessa in the Buddhist temple, hence the name of the Great Buddha Temple, which is regarded as the ancestral home of Tibetan Buddhism during the post-Red Flag period. It is well-known among Tibetan, Mongolian and other ethnic minorities in China, and is worshipped by religious believers.