![Jokhang Temple, in the center of the Barkhor District](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105542749.sOLvaE2K.TibetOct08053.jpg) Jokhang Temple, in the center of the Barkhor District |
![Pilgrims in front of the Jokhang, the most important temple in Tibet](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105542742.fQ8N4gvN.TibetOct08052.jpg) Pilgrims in front of the Jokhang, the most important temple in Tibet |
![Tibetan pilgrims prostrating in front of the Jokhang](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105542752.drjQINOX.TibetOct08054.jpg) Tibetan pilgrims prostrating in front of the Jokhang |
![Chenmizang, Heavenly King of the West (red)](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105542755.G2Fy4S7X.TibetOct08057.jpg) Chenmizang, Heavenly King of the West (red) |
![Phakyepo, Heavenly King of the South (blue)](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105542756.azF2ggxJ.TibetOct08058.jpg) Phakyepo, Heavenly King of the South (blue) |
![Yülkhorsung, Heavenly King of the East (white)](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105542759.RBrlQ1gQ.TibetOct08060.jpg) Yülkhorsung, Heavenly King of the East (white) |
![Yülkhorsung, Heavenly King of the North (yellow)](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105542762.rUMOiH2U.TibetOct08062.jpg) Yülkhorsung, Heavenly King of the North (yellow) |
![The Jokhang was built around 642 AD by King Songsten Gampo to celebrate his marriage to the Chinese princess Wencheng](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105542787.5ynbc05h.TibetOct08072.jpg) The Jokhang was built around 642 AD by King Songsten Gampo to celebrate his marriage to the Chinese princess Wencheng |
![Jokhang Temple with it's 14th Century gilt roof](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105542783.iBQXsy8D.TibetOct08071.jpg) Jokhang Temple with it's 14th Century gilt roof |
![Khyamra Chenmo - Main Assembly Hall, open air central courtyard](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105542791.ZdPXqYQM.TibetOct08075.jpg) Khyamra Chenmo - Main Assembly Hall, open air central courtyard |
![Brightly painted central courtyard of the Jokhang](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105542765.6JKks6gd.TibetOct08063.jpg) Brightly painted central courtyard of the Jokhang |
![Colorful pillars and beams, Jokhang](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105542768.ycpR39qG.TibetOct08064.jpg) Colorful pillars and beams, Jokhang |
![Colorful pillars and beams, Jokhang](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105542779.BWINBTTO.TibetOct08068.jpg) Colorful pillars and beams, Jokhang |
![The courtyard is used as the Main Assembly Hall of the Jokhang](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105542782.1kmBiKs6.TibetOct08069.jpg) The courtyard is used as the Main Assembly Hall of the Jokhang |
![o2/93/329493/1/105542771.iP16WIeC.TibetOct08065.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105542771.iP16WIeC.TibetOct08065.jpg) |
![Mongolian Khan - Gushri Tenzin Chogyal, 1582-1655](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105542773.zXV7XhZg.TibetOct08066.jpg) Mongolian Khan - Gushri Tenzin Chogyal, 1582-1655 |
![o2/93/329493/1/105542776.DSBzO18y.TibetOct08067.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105542776.DSBzO18y.TibetOct08067.jpg) |
![Murals cover the walls around the inner courtyard](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105542794.XSzef18V.TibetOct08076.jpg) Murals cover the walls around the inner courtyard |
![Shakyamuni Buddha, the historic Buddha](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105542797.VSmYFrXo.TibetOct08078.jpg) Shakyamuni Buddha, the historic Buddha |
![Roof of the Jokhang](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105542801.9f8nVdF9.TibetOct08082.jpg) Roof of the Jokhang |
![Two golden deer facing a Dharma wheel](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105542865.EWktQSgb.TibetOct08112.jpg) Two golden deer facing a Dharma wheel |
![Anyone know what these are called?](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105542844.QhHeZRHd.TibetOct08102.jpg) Anyone know what these are called? |
![Ornaments on the roof of the Jokhang](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105542806.YorEl7vE.TibetOct08084.jpg) Ornaments on the roof of the Jokhang |
![Bronze roof ornament with bells, Jokhang Temple](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105542811.l2BNt0gc.TibetOct08086.jpg) Bronze roof ornament with bells, Jokhang Temple |
![Detail of the bronze roof ornaments of the Jokhang with the Potola in the distance](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105542841.HmIhfWuL.TibetOct08101.jpg) Detail of the bronze roof ornaments of the Jokhang with the Potola in the distance |
![The demon Zipak (Zeeba) who ate his own body - a warning against gluttony and avarice](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105542813.rJLIM1Tu.TibetOct08087.jpg) The demon Zipak (Zeeba) who ate his own body - a warning against gluttony and avarice |
![Barkhor Square, to the west of the Jokhang](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105542822.yXtmcwsS.TibetOct08094.jpg) Barkhor Square, to the west of the Jokhang |
![View of Potola Palace from the roof of the Jokhang](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105542846.0piWj0BM.TibetOct08103.jpg) View of Potola Palace from the roof of the Jokhang |
![Chinese soldiers with riot shields patrolling the Barkhor, Lhasa](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105542826.6WTtdZlr.TibetOct08095.jpg) Chinese soldiers with riot shields patrolling the Barkhor, Lhasa |
![Photo of Chinese soldiers in Lhasa taken from the roof of the Jokhang](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105542829.HspMIcTc.TibetOct08096.jpg) Photo of Chinese soldiers in Lhasa taken from the roof of the Jokhang |
![Southwest side of the Barkhor Circuit around the Jokhang](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105542832.VhqfjVnU.TibetOct08097.jpg) Southwest side of the Barkhor Circuit around the Jokhang |
![Looks like yak skin wrapped around a post covered in bronza](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105542835.Fb1lyjcM.TibetOct08098.jpg) Looks like yak skin wrapped around a post covered in bronza |
![14th Century gilt roof over the Dalai Lama's rooms at the Jokhang](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105542848.jxqBCHko.TibetOct08104.jpg) 14th Century gilt roof over the Dalai Lama's rooms at the Jokhang |
![Gilded bronze roof ornaments on the Jokhang](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105542851.IT5xsO1V.TibetOct08105.jpg) Gilded bronze roof ornaments on the Jokhang |
![Figures on the top of the Jokhang](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105542803.RMn4zPYr.TibetOct08083.jpg) Figures on the top of the Jokhang |
![Heavy yak hair curtain with the endless knot, Srivastsa, one of the 8 Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105542857.GZv8c0AH.TibetOct08107.jpg) Heavy yak hair curtain with the endless knot, Srivastsa, one of the 8 Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism |
![Pilgrims in the forecourt of the Jokhang](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105542860.ArgOnci4.TibetOct08109.jpg) Pilgrims in the forecourt of the Jokhang |
![Tibetan pilgrims prostrating in the forecourt](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105542862.0ga3Zc4o.TibetOct08111.jpg) Tibetan pilgrims prostrating in the forecourt |
![14th Century gilded roof over the Dalai Lama's rooms](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105542868.Pk8btsaj.TibetOct08113.jpg) 14th Century gilded roof over the Dalai Lama's rooms |
![Dragon figures with bells](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105542871.f6cuCv3p.TibetOct08114.jpg) Dragon figures with bells |
![Garuda on the roof of the Jokhang](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105542874.LzoSKsxt.TibetOct08115.jpg) Garuda on the roof of the Jokhang |
![Guardian figure](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105542877.TlPnaJFs.TibetOct08116.jpg) Guardian figure |
![Northwest side of the Jokhang's upper level](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105542879.O69iWWA4.TibetOct08119.jpg) Northwest side of the Jokhang's upper level |
![Roof of the Jokhang](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105542882.9y9UPshF.TibetOct08120.jpg) Roof of the Jokhang |
![Exiting through a side courtyard](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105542884.TzOx3JqI.TibetOct08121.jpg) Exiting through a side courtyard |
![Jokhang](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105542887.DOf2BON6.TibetOct08123.jpg) Jokhang |
![Tibetan pilgrim prostrating in front of the Jokhang, Barkhor Square](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105546915.ntOoeK8V.TibetOct08048.jpg) Tibetan pilgrim prostrating in front of the Jokhang, Barkhor Square |
![Stele (doring) inscribed with the 822AD Chinese-Tibetan peace treaty](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105546914.L95tf7QK.TibetOct08047.jpg) Stele (doring) inscribed with the 822AD Chinese-Tibetan peace treaty |