Shangri-La Gaden Songzanlin Lama Temple Stock Photography

Shangri-La Gaden Songzanlin Monastery is located in Shangri-La County, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in northwest Yunnan. The main monastery covers an area of ??33 hectares and is large in scale. It has eight major health benefits and 1,226 monks who were appointed by Emperor Qianlong. It is the largest in Yunnan. Tibetan Buddhist monastery. In addition to Tibetans, its religious believers include Naxi, Bai, Pumi and Han ethnic groups. Due to the mixed ethnic composition of its believers, its reputation is unmatched by many temples. In the 18th year of Kangxi (AD 1679), after the fifth Dalai Lama declared and the Emperor Kangxi approved, the fifth Dalai Lama selected the foundation site and broke ground on the ruins of the original Zixia Temple of the Karma Kagyu Sect. In the 20th year of Kangxi ( It was built in 1681 AD and was named "Gaden Songtsan Forest" by the fifth Dalai Lama. The main Buddha statues enshrined in the temple include: Tsongkhapa Buddha statue, the fifth Dalai Lama Buddha statue, the future Buddha (Jamba Buddha), the seventh Dalai Lama Buddha statue, etc.