 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 |