Jokhang Temple, in the center of the Barkhor District |
Pilgrims in front of the Jokhang, the most important temple in Tibet |
Tibetan pilgrims prostrating in front of the Jokhang |
Chenmizang, Heavenly King of the West (red) |
Phakyepo, Heavenly King of the South (blue) |
Yülkhorsung, Heavenly King of the East (white) |
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 |
Jokhang Temple with it's 14th Century gilt roof |
Khyamra Chenmo - Main Assembly Hall, open air central courtyard |
Brightly painted central courtyard of the Jokhang |
Colorful pillars and beams, Jokhang |
Colorful pillars and beams, Jokhang |
The courtyard is used as the Main Assembly Hall of the Jokhang |
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Mongolian Khan - Gushri Tenzin Chogyal, 1582-1655 |
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Murals cover the walls around the inner courtyard |
Shakyamuni Buddha, the historic Buddha |
Roof of the Jokhang |
Two golden deer facing a Dharma wheel |
Anyone know what these are called? |
Ornaments on the roof of the Jokhang |
Bronze roof ornament with bells, Jokhang Temple |
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 |
Barkhor Square, to the west of the Jokhang |
View of Potola Palace from the roof of the Jokhang |
Chinese soldiers with riot shields patrolling the Barkhor, Lhasa |
Photo of Chinese soldiers in Lhasa taken from the roof of the Jokhang |
Southwest side of the Barkhor Circuit around the Jokhang |
Looks like yak skin wrapped around a post covered in bronza |
14th Century gilt roof over the Dalai Lama's rooms at the Jokhang |
Gilded bronze roof ornaments on the Jokhang |
Figures on the top of the Jokhang |
Heavy yak hair curtain with the endless knot, Srivastsa, one of the 8 Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism |
Pilgrims in the forecourt of the Jokhang |
Tibetan pilgrims prostrating in the forecourt |
14th Century gilded roof over the Dalai Lama's rooms |
Dragon figures with bells |
Garuda on the roof of the Jokhang |
Guardian figure |
Northwest side of the Jokhang's upper level |
Roof of the Jokhang |
Exiting through a side courtyard |
Jokhang |
Tibetan pilgrim prostrating in front of the Jokhang, Barkhor Square |
Stele (doring) inscribed with the 822AD Chinese-Tibetan peace treaty |